HUMM v. AETNA CAS. AND SUR. CO.

No. 323, 1994.

656 A.2d 712 (1995)

Victor J. HUMM, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, a corporation of the State of Connecticut, Defendant Below and Third-Party Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. ALFRED D. BRUCE, JR., INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, and Alfred D. Bruce, Jr., individually, Third-Party Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: April 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sotiere S. Kapsalis (argued) Wilmington, for appellant.

Gary W. Aber (argued) of Heiman, Aber & Goldlust, Wilmington, for appellee Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co.

Before WALSH, HOLLAND and HARTNETT, JJ.


HARTNETT, Justice:

In this appeal, we hold that, under 18 Del.C. § 3902, the Delaware Uninsured and Underinsured Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage Statute, an insurance carrier's duty to provide a minimum level of uninsurance coverage under subsection (a) is separate and distinct from its duty, under subsection (b), to offer additional uninsured/underinsured coverage up to the amount of the basic liability policy. Consequently, the requirement for a written rejection...

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