Bantz v. Mutual of Enumclaw Ins.

BISTLINE, Justice.

This is an insurance coverage case which involves the questions of: 1) whether Mer-rie Jo Bantz (Bantz), who is a third-party beneficiary of an uninsured motorist insurance policy, has waived that insurance coverage by settling with some parties before trial without the permission of the insurance company or by failing to give timely notice of her claim to the insurance company, and 2) whether the Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association (MIGA) may refuse to pay the damages assessed against an individual insured by an insolvent Minnesota insurance company until the…