Badiali v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FISHER, P.J.A.D.

In a prior appeal, we considered whether defendant New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group (NJM), an uninsured motorist (UM) insurer—barred by its policy from rejecting an arbitration award under $15,000—was entitled to reject a $29,148.62 award when only liable to pay half. In adhering to D’Antonio v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 262 N.J.Super. 247, 620 A.2d 1060 *123(App.Div.1993), which considered the same situation in an underinsured motorist (UIM) setting, we concluded that the insurer was bound to the award and, therefore,…