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Description

This all-encompassing resource offers a thorough analysis of substantive law, practice tips, and expert guidance, cutting through complex issues of automobile insurance law. The comprehensive coverage of case law and statutes from each state lets you handle practice issues from the initial claim for insurance benefits through every phase of litigation. It contains thorough treatment of coverages and exclusions, bad faith/refusal to settle, refusal to defend, discovery, no-fault and PIP, medical examinations, arbitration, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, stacking of coverages, subrogation, and conflict of laws. It also includes state-by-state no-fault summaries.

Features

Expanded coverage examines uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage
Explores conflicting laws on automobile liability
Includes a handy appendix that shows state endorsements
Probes issues of bad faith
Suggests ways to enforce no-fault claims
Table of Cases helps you quickly locate relevant authority
Organized to give you instant access to answers on any question about automobile liability insurance
Easy-to-use summary and provisions provide handy guide to no-fault and other insurance laws on a state-by-state basis

Summary Of Contents

Part 1
Chapter
1. Mechanics of The Financial Responsibility Act
2. The Motor Vehicle Liability Policy
3. Types of Motor Vehicle Liability Policies
4. Liability Coverage: Accident Requirement
5. Ownership, Maintenance, or Use Requirement
6. Liability Policies: Exclusions
7. Liability Policies: Overlapping Coverage-Conflicts Between Certified and Voluntary Policies
8. Cancellation
9. Coverage Enforcement: Direct Action and Other Tactics
10. Multiple Tortfeasors and Multiple Insurers: Selective Enforcement and Settlement Tactics
11. Multiple Competing Claims and Claimants
12. Duty to Defend: The Defense Obligation
13. Reservation of Rights and Nonwaiver Agreements
14. Refusal to Defend
Part 2. Bad Faith
1. Bad Faith: In General
2. Discovery Rights in Bad Faith Actions
3. Excess Judgment: Insurer Liability
4. Primary Carrier Bad Faith: Excess Carrier Remedies
Part 3. Uninsured Motorist Coverage
1. Uninsured Motorist Legislation
2. Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Insuring Agreement
3. Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Definition of Insured
4. Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Definition of "Insured Vehicle"
5. Uninsured Motorist Coverage: "Uninsured Automobile" Defined
6. "Hit and Run" and Phantom Vehicles
7. Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Exclusions
8. Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Conditions
9. Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Damages Recoverable
10. Credits and Offsets Against Uninsured Motorist Benefits
11. Stacking of Uninsured Motorist Coverages
12. Uninsured Motorist Coverage Benefit Actions
13. Actions Against Tortfeasors
14. Actions Against Uninsured Motorist Policy: Limitation Periods
15. Actions against Uninsured Motorist Insurers: Jurisdictional Factors
16. Arbitration and Litigation
17. Right to Recovery and Subrogation Against Uninsured Motorist Coverage
18. Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Claim Denials and Bad Faith Remedies
19. Bad Faith Claim Denial: Unfair Claims Practices Act; Statutory Remedies
Part 4. Underinsured Motorist Coverage
1. Underinsured Motorist Coverage Legislation
2. Underinsured Motorist Coverage: Exclusions
3. Underinsured Motorist Coverage: Reduction Clauses
4. Underinsured Motorist Insurance: Coverage Activation
5. Underinsured Motorist Coverage: Limits Exhaustion and Consent-to-Settle Requirements
6. Insolvent Liability Carrier: Guaranty Fund As Replacement
7. Concurrent Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverages
8. Underinsured Motorist Insurer: Bad Faith
Part 5. No-Fault Insurance and Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Coverage
1. No-Fault Insurance: Background
2. No-Fault Insurance: Optional Deductible and Coverage Increases
3. No-Fault Insurance: Assigned Claims Plans
4. No-Fault Insurance: Insured Defined
5. No-Fault Insurance: Application to Motor Vehicles
6. No-Fault Insurance: Penalties for Non-Compliance
7. No-Fault Insurance: Exclusions
8. No-Fault Insurance: Nonresident Coverage Requirements
9. No-Fault Coverage: Out-of-State Accidents
10. No-Fault Coverage: Loss of Income Benefits
11. No-Fault Coverage: Medical Expense Benefits
12. No-Fault Coverage: Essential Service Benefits
13. No-Fault Coverage: Survivor's Benefits
14. No-Fault Insurance: Coordination of Benefits Provisions
15. Making and Enforcing No-Fault and PIP Claims
16. The Independent Medical Examination: Physical and Mental I.M.E.s in No-Fault and Tort Claim Settings
17. No-Fault Insurance: Tortfeasor Exemptions and Tort Recovery Thresholds
18. No-Fault Insurance: Conflict of Laws Issues
19. No-Fault Insurance: Subrogation, Reimbursement, and Indemnity
Part 6. No-Fault Basic Provision Summary
1. Alabama Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
2. Alaska Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and No-Fault Summary
3. Arizona Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
4. Arkansas Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
5. California Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
6. Colorado Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
7. Connecticut Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
8. Delaware Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
9. District of Columbia Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
10. Florida Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
11. Georgia Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
12. Hawaii Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
13. Idaho Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
14. Illinois Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
15. Indiana Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
16. Iowa Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
17. Kansas Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
18. Kentucky Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
19. Louisiana Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
20. Main Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
21. Maryland Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
22. Massachusetts Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
23. Michigan Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
24. Minnesota Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
25. Mississippi Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
26. Missouri Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
27. Montana Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
28. Nebraska Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
29. Nevada Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
30. New Hampshire Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
31. New Jersey No Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
32. New Mexico Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
33. New York Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
34. North Carolina Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
35. North Dakota Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary y
36. Ohio Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
37. Oklahoma Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
38. Oregon Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
39. Pennsylvania Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
40. Rhode Island Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
41. South Carolina Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
42. South Dakota Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
43. Tennessee Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
44. Texas Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
45. Utah Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
46. Vermont Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
47. Virginia Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
48. Washington Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
49. West Virginia Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
50. Wisconsin Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
51. Wyoming Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and no-Fault Summary
Appendix
State Endorsements
- 1. Arkansas PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 1.1. Arkansas UM/UIM Endorsement
- 2. Colorado PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 2.1. Colorado UM/UIM Endorsement
- 3. Connecticut PIP/No-Fault Endorsements
- 3.1. Connecticut UM/UIM Endorsement
- 4. Delaware PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 4.1. Delaware UM/UIM Endorsement
- 5. District of Columbia PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 5.1. District of Columbia UM/UIM Endorsement
- 6. Florida PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 6.1. Florida UM/UIM Endorsement
- 7. Hawaii PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 7.1. Hawaii UM/UIM Endorsement
- 8. Kansas PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 8.1. Kansas UM/UIM Endorsement
- 9. Kentucky PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 9.1. Kentucky UM/UIM Endorsement
- 10. Maryland PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 10.1. UM/UIM Endorsement
- 11. PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 11.1. UM/UIM Endorsement
- 12. Michigan PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 12.1. Michigan UM/UIM Endorsement
- 13. Minnesota PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 13.1. Minnesota UM/UIM Endorsement
- 14. New Jersey PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 14.1. New Jersey UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 15. New York PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 15.1. New York UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 16. North Dakota PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 16.1. UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 17. Oregon PIP/No-Fault Endorsement
- 17.1. Oregon UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 18. Pennsylvania PIP-No-Fault Endorsement
- 18.1. Pennsylvania UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 19. South Carolina PIP-No-Fault Endorsement
- 19.1. South Carolina UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 20. Texas PIP-No-Fault Endorsement
- 20.1. Texas UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 21. Utah PIP-No-Fault Endorsement
- 21.1. Utah UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 22. Virginia PIP-No-Fault Endorsement
- 22.1. Virginia UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 23. Washington PIP-No-Fault Endorsement
- 23.1. Washington UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement
- 24. Multistate PIP-No-Fault Endorsement
- 25. Multistate UM/UIM No-Fault Endorsement

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