Legal Opinion
Stephens v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 1995No. 93-SC-919-DGPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Justice.
At issue is the constitutionality of those amendments to the Kentucky FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan Statutes (KRS 304.35-010, et seq.) effected by House Bill 5.52 of the 1988 Kentucky General Assembly.
The insurance industry is a highly regulated one and operates within the framework of Kentucky’s comprehensive, regulatory insurance code (KRS Chapter 304). It provides for three insurance residual market mechanisms. Of concern herein is the one designated as the FAIR Plan. It is mandated statutorily that insurers authorized to write property or casualty…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Madden v. Kentucky Ex Rel. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau v. MaloneySupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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