Atwater v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

This case presents two difficult issues arising from the cancellation of petitioner Larry 0. Atwater’s automobile liability insurance policy. On the merits, the question is whether an insurer is relieved from the requirement that it provide the insured with thirty days notice of the cancellation of a policy, see D.C.Code § 35-2109 (1988), when the insurance is financed by a premium finance company. Before reaching this issue, however, we must determine whether a District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) administrative law judge,…