Legal Opinion
United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Alaska Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 2001No. D038629PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McINTYRE, J.
Defendants Alaska Insurance Company and its successor in interest New Hampshire Insurance Company (collectively New Hampshire) appeal a judgment requiring New Hampshire, as a primary insurer, to reimburse plaintiff United Services Automobile Association (USAA), as an excess insurer, the money USAA paid to settle a bad faith action brought against it by an injured third party claimant as the assignee of the parties’ mutual insured. New Hampshire contends: (1) USAA cannot maintain this action because it was not an excess carrier as to the subject claim; (2) USAA is not an…
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