Production Credit Ass'n of Southeast Wisconsin v. Gorton Farms

The question, posed in the alternative, is this: When an insurance policy mandates that cancellation of a policy by the insured be given in writing and written notice of cancellation is given to an insurance broker, must the insured's written request for cancellation be unequivocal and absolute before a duty arises on the part of the insurance broker to cancel the policy? Or, if the required written request is ambiguous and follows up on an unambiguous oral request for cancellation, does a burden instead arise on the part of the insurance broker to contact the insured and clarify the…