Merastar Insurance v. Wheat

I believe the trial court was correct in ruling that the clear and unambiguous language of OCGA § 33-7-11 (a) (3) excuses the absence of a written rejection of uninsured motorist coverage only “where the named insured had rejected the coverage in connection with a policy previously issued to him by the same insurer.” (Emphasis supplied.) Accordingly, since there is no question that Merastar is not “the same insurer” that issued the original NGIC policy to Wheat in 1988 and since the record clearly shows that Wheat was covered by a Merastar policy (not a “renewal” of Wheat’s NGIC policy as…