The Pennsylvania Insurance Department doesn't have the authority to mandate arbitration of uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage disputes, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The court said the Legislature never gave the department "express authority" to require binding arbitration for UM/UIM claims. Leonard A. Sloane, a leader in the plaintiffs bar, predicted the decision would "be far-reaching and inundate the courts with these cases."
January 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department doesn’t have the authority to mandate arbitration of uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage disputes, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
The court, siding with the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, said the Legislature never gave the department “express authority” in either the Uninsured Motorist Act or the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law to require binding arbitration for UM/UIM claims.
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