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Auto Policy Delivery or Business Use Exclusion Held Ambiguous

Twice in the last four years American Access Casualty Company, a non-standard private passenger automobile insurer based in Downers Grove, Ill., has been judicially warned in decisions of intermediate appellate courts of two different states (Illinois and Indiana) that its …

Tennessee Court: Parents’ Emotional Distress Not Covered by Auto Policy

Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile bodily injury coverage. The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld …

Washington Case Could Add Diminished Value to Auto Policy Coverage

A recent Washington Supreme Court decision in a diminished value case against Farmers Insurance could lead to an increase in automobile insurance coverage disputes in that state. The problem is that the court allowed for diminished value but offered no …

Allstate Announces New Claim Satisfaction Guarantee

Allstate announced a new Claim Satisfaction Guarantee, promising customers satisfaction with their auto claim service or receive a credit to their auto policy. Under the feature, eligible customers who are dissatisfied in any way with the service on a paid …