Spray, Gould & Bowers v. Associated International Insurance

Opinion

PETERSEN, J.*

Plaintiff Spray, Gould & Bowers is a law firm (SG&B) which appeals the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the defendant Associated International Insurance Company (AIIC), based on the contract limitations period stated in the subject insurance policy. We hold that an insurer’s direct violation of duly promulgated administrative regulations issued by the California Insurance Commissioner, requiring the insurer to notify a claimant insured of time limits pertaining to the claim, may provide the basis of an estoppel against the insurer’s assertion of a contract…