Mason v. United Services Automobile Ass'n

HARTNETT, Justice:

In this appeal from a grant of summary judgment by the Superior Court, we consider the affirmative duties imposed on an insurance carrier by 18 Del.C. § 3902(b). That statute requires a motor vehicle liability insurance carrier to make a meaningful offer to an insured of additional uninsured motorist coverage. We conclude that the insurance carrier did not satisfy its burden of showing that it had made the required offer of additional coverage because its only communications to the insured were neither timely nor sufficient. The Superior Court therefore erred in granting…