Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Commissioner of Insurance

The plaintiffs appeal from an order of a judge of the Superior Court dismissing their complaint for failure to exhaust their administrative remedies. Because we conclude that (1) there was no administrative remedy available to the plaintiffs, and (2) the plaintiff Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford) is not barred on res judicata grounds from raising the issues presented by this case, we reverse, and we remand this case to the Superior Court.

The dispute concerns the regulatory scheme for providing motor vehicle liability insurance to applicants who are otherwise unable to obtain…