Insurance Coverage
25 groups with Washington opinions1927–2026
- Insurance; Coverage; Policy107 opinions · 1967–2026Analyzing the industrial insurance act's scope and limits · Determining applicability of liability policy limits · Certificate of insurance informs, but is not policy
- Insurance; Policy; Language105 opinions · 1975–2025Interpreting undefined insurance terms using plain meaning · Determining ambiguity of exclusion clauses in insurance policies · Interpreting insurance policy language as a whole
- Insurer's; Coverage; Insurance101 opinions · 1974–2026Determining insurer's right to credit liability coverage · Distinguishing insurance contract duty from ordinary contractual breach · Insurer's right to reimbursement after insured compensation
- Insurance; Exclusions; Coverage83 opinions · 1965–2024Defining insured risks under standard form policy language · Interpreting "property damage to work performed" exclusions · Interpreting pollution exclusions in liability policies
- Insurance; Insurer's; Policy83 opinions · 1978–2024Analyzing subrogation rights between insurer and insured · Determining insurance recovery based on contract terms · Insurer's right to recover legal expenses from insured
- Coverage; Insurance; Occurrence82 opinions · 1986–2025Interpreting faulty workmanship exclusion in insurance policy · Insuring losses already occurred if occurrence is unknown · Interpreting insurance perils and proximate cause rules
- Insurance; Insurer's; Good faith77 opinions · 1970–2026Defining insurer's duty of good faith and fiduciary relationship · Discussing insurer's duty regarding claim investigation and fraud · Insurer's duty of good faith to insured
- Injury; Insurance; Accident69 opinions · 1956–2026Determining whether emotional pain constitutes bodily harm · Defining bodily injury and occurrence under general liability · Determining vehicle contribution to injury for insurance coverage
- Bad faith; Faith insurance; Insurer59 opinions · 1970–2024Proving bad faith claim as a matter of law · Harm as essential element of bad faith insurance claim · Imposing rebuttable presumption of harm in bad faith claims
- Policy; Exclusion; Language59 opinions · 1974–2024Defining waste under pollution exclusion clause · Interpreting "atmosphere" in pollution exclusion context · Interpreting policy language and applying faulty workmanship exclusion
- Insurer Duty to Defend Legal Principles56 opinions · 1962–2020Insurer's duty to pay fees when compelled to defend · Reviewing duty to defend based on advertising injury · Defining duty to defend and insurance benefits
- Damage; Property; Loss50 opinions · 1979–2025Establishing injury requires diminished property or money interest · Defining property damage and exclusions for insured liability · Distinguishing knowledge of plans from knowledge of construction defects
- Insurance; Coverage; Statutory40 opinions · 1927–2026Defining substantial compliance under the industrial insurance act · Defining insurer status for guaranty act purposes · Determining comparability when denying medical coverage
- Motorist; Uninsured; Coverage32 opinions · 1972–2008Interpreting uninsured motorist coverage under state statute · Determining separability of uninsured motorist coverage · Interpreting underinsured motorist statute and policy voidness
- Insurance Contract Interpretation and Liability32 opinions · 1980–2019Determining insurable interest based on personal guarantee · Determining demand for insurance payment under contract · Determining who is entitled to insurance proceeds
- Duty to Defend Insurance Coverage30 opinions · 1977–2026Distinguishing duty to defend from duty to indemnify · Distinguishing duty to defend from duty to indemnify under CGL policy · Determining duty to defend under Maine's comparison test
- Insurance; Coverage; Policy27 opinions · 1985–2024Determining governing law for insurance exclusion clauses · Determining state law control over maritime insurance policy interpretation · Reversing summary judgment on coverage issue
- Pollution; Contamination; Asbestos26 opinions · 1985–2026Defining polluting event as discharge from containment · Characterizing contaminated properties as unique and unpredictable · Defining substantial impairment of structural integrity
- No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Law23 opinions · 1980–2026Duty of good faith in uninsured motorist coverage · Determining entitlement to underinsured motorist compensation · Allowing insurer intervention in uninsured motorist actions
- Notice; Condition precedent; Insurer's21 opinions · 1978–2016Determining prejudice from late notice of claims · County's obligation to notify insurer of claims · Binding insurance company upon notice and intervention
- Vehicle; Use; Motor18 opinions · 1978–2014Interpreting statute regarding intentional acts as accidents · Determining scope of permission for automobile use · Implied permission for vehicle use by minor
- Insurance Agency and Contractual Duties16 opinions · 1980–2019Assessing duty to advise on insurance needs · Insuring agent's general duty versus special duty · Distinguishing notice requirements and prejudice in insurance contracts
- Defense; Duty; Liability13 opinions · 1993–2019Conditions for imposing and remitting legal defense costs · Mandating enhanced duty of good faith in reservation of rights defense · Frustrating public policy of section 16(b) indemnification
- Determining self-insurance's status under motor vehicle law · Distinguishing self-insurance from insurance under statutory requirements
- Analyzing various insurance premium financing statutes
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