BENANTE v. UNITED PACIFIC LIFE INS. CO.

No. 37S03-9505-CV-548.

659 N.E.2d 545 (1995)

Margie A. BENANTE, Appellant, v. UNITED PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee, and Joseph A. Kobielak, Non Party to Appeal.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Thiros, Cohen and Thiros, Merrillville, for appellant.

Karen L. Hughes, Daniel A. Medrea, Lucas, Holcomb & Medrea, Merrillville, for appellee.


ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

At issue in this case is whether an insurance broker who represents several insurance companies can be found to be an agent for a particular company even if no application for insurance was made to (and no policy issued by) that company, thereby exposing that company to liability for the broker's acts.

Facts

Margie Benante, a widow living in Highland, Indiana, contacted Joseph Kobielak,...

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