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Panel weighs whether uninsured/underinsured motorist policies must cover punitive awards
Summary
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee heard competing arguments about amendments to S.244 that would allow insurers to exclude punitive damages from mandatory uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee heard competing arguments about amendments to S.244 that would allow insurers to exclude punitive damages from mandatory uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage.
The issue first drew attention when Brandon Gotchell, an attorney testifying for what he described as a policy change to align coverage with the punitive purpose, said the amendment would let an insurer decline to pay punitive awards in UIM claims unless a consumer purchased a specific endorsement. "Why should…
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