High Court Tosses Class Action Over Carrier's Exclusion of Coverage for Comp Claimants

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that judicial review was not available for the claims by a class of municipalities challenging an insurance carrier's amendment of its coverage to exclude workers' compensation claimants from coverage under its uninsured/underinsured motorist policies. Case: Alabama Mutual Insurance Corp. v. City of Fairfield, No. 1110738, 12/19/2014, published. Facts:  The City of Vernon purchased uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage from the Alabama Municipal Insurance Co. In 2005, an underwriting manager for AMIC sent the city a letter informing it that the...