The state Insurance Department may not require arbitration of disputes over uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage claims, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
The high 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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