Canadian hit by driver during cancer ride is told by insurance the charity is liable - Canadian Cycling Magazine
Canadian hit by driver during cancer ride is told by insurance the charity is liable - Canadian Cycling Magazine
5 years later, Erin Townley’s civil case remains unresolved, plagued by delays and uncertain end
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And here I thought the insurance company was supposed to pay you and then go after who they think is responsible on their own time...
The courts already found the driver responsible and convicted him... why the insurance company hasn't been forced to acknowledge this is anyone's guess.
It's a case of overlapping coverage. Her personal insurance company isn't disputing that the uninsured driver was responsible. They're arguing—not unreasonably—that the organizer of the event is more directly responsible for damages incurred while participating in their event (after the driver, naturally), so their insurance should cover the expense.
No one likes to be caught in the middle of something like this, but at the same time it would be irresponsible of the insurance company, toward both their investors and their other customers, to simply pay out without question when someone else should be paying.
If that's the case, then the only insurance company left is hers. The one she pays for.
She shouldn't have to wait years for a resolution.
I'm guessing $$.