O'NEILL INVESTIGATIONS v. ILL. EMP. INS., ETC.

No. 4429.

636 P.2d 1170 (1981)

O'NEILL INVESTIGATIONS, INC., Appellant, v. ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Rhodes and Spencer C. Sneed, Cole, Hartig, Rhodes, Norman & Mahoney, Anchorage, for appellant.

Paul Waggoner, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ.


OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

This appeal involves the scope of an insurance company's duty to defend under a debt collector's professional liability insurance policy against an action brought by the state under the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act. AS 45.50.471 — AS 45.50.561. Also at issue is whether, in the event no duty is found, the insurance company is estopped from denying coverage.

The facts are undisputed. On March...

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