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Contracts,
Insurance

Mar. 6, 2024

Your auto insurance policy was canceled…or was it?

The Court of Appeal in Molinar v. 21st Century Insurance Company held that an auto insurer must send a notice of cancellation to all drivers insured under a policy, not just the named insureds who purchased and paid for the policy.

Michael E. Rubinstein

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Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA

Michael is a Los Angeles-based personal injury and accident attorney.

Your auto insurance policy was canceled…or was it?
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Mom and dad are the proud parents of a newly licensed driver. They add their daughter to their auto insurance policy. Daughter later buys her own car, which is also added to the policy. Mom and dad continue paying for the policy.

A few years go by, and mom and dad close the bank account from which they paid the auto insurance premiums. Not receiving the premium payment, the auto insurer sends mom and dad a notice of cancelation. The insurer...

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