State v. Ewing

— An insurance company that pays benefits to a crime victim suffers a loss as a direct result of the crime, and a sentencing court may order the offender to pay restitution to the insurance company without regard to whether the company could pursue a civil subrogation claim.

FACTS

Douglas Ewing and Susan Ewing were married for 12 years. They separated on December 15, 1997. By April 1998, both had signed a property agreement under which Susan Ewing would receive, among other things, the family home and real property, the household goods and furnish*351ings, and the homeowner’s insurance policy.…