Liberty Mutual Unit Beats Florida Driver’s Dealer Fee Lawsuit

July 3, 2023, 9:57 PM UTC

A Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. unit defeated a Florida driver’s proposed class action seeking car dealer fee coverage related to an accident after the Eleventh Circuit said the insurer correctly calculated the insurance payment.

Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois doesn’t have to pay dealer fees for the driver, Gina Signor, to purchase a new car after her old car was totaled in an accident, a 2-1 majority panel at the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said on Monday.

“Under the policy, Safeco agreed to pay Signor for the ‘direct and accidental loss’ to her vehicle up to ...

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