An insurance company that has been writing policies in Nevada for just a few years asks the Nevada Law Blog if it can deny third-party liability coverage to a permissive driver who was excluded by name from the policy. Nevada answered that question over two decades ago in the case of Federated American Ins. v. Granillo, 108 Nev. 560, 835 P.2d 803 (1992).Mr. Granillo bought auto insurance from Federated American Insurance. The company told Granillo that if he were the only driver of the … [Read more...]
Did You Ever Forget To Tell Your Current Insurance Company About Buying That Additional Car?
March 19, 2012 by
Joey Webb of State Farm writes to the Nevada Insurance Law blogs asking: "When a person purchases a new vehicle, how long are they covered for on their current policy before physically adding the new vehicle to their policy?" Thanks for the great question Joey. Clearly, Mills & Associates is not in the business of offering advice to non-clients based on specific facts. So we have to say that the most accurate answer is “That depends on the facts and the policy.” When dealing with a … [Read more...]
Got Questions?
August 17, 2010 by
These posts on the Mills & Associates Nevada Coverage & Bad Faith Law blog are published to provide useful insights on Nevada insurance law to our clients and other subscribers. Many times the topics are suggested by recent case law, or issues raised by litigation.As part of our ongoing effort to provide both timely and helpful information, we invite all our readers to submit issues which they would like to see addressed in future blog posts.Likewise, please submit questions … [Read more...]
Caution: Watch Your “Step-Down”
February 25, 2010 by
“Step-Down” provisions in insurance policies are becoming more and more common. When I speak about a “Step-Down” provision, I am talking about policy language that purports to reduce a higher policy limit to the amount of the Financial Responsibility limit allowed by state law.From an underwriting standpoint, “Step-Down” provisions make sense. Let’s say a carrier wants to “Step-Down” the liability coverage for drivers who are permitted users of the vehicle but are not rated drivers on the … [Read more...]
