Hanover Insurance v. Striggles

Beasley, Judge.

Bernice Striggles filed suit for retroactive optional PIP benefits against her automobile insurance carrier, Hanover Insurance Company, on the grounds that it had failed to obtain a valid written rejection of $45,000 in optional PIP coverage. Both sides moved for sum*813mary judgment on the sole issue of whether her signature on a 1978 accept/reject form effectuated a rejection of optional benefits. The trial court granted Hanover’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that the 1978 form complied with OCGA § 33-34-5 (b) as it existed prior to the 1982 amendment. On appeal, this…