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SAFETY NAT. CAS. v. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS

No. S-7335.

927 P.2d 748 (1996)

SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION, Appellant, v. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation; First State Insurance Company, a corporation; and Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc., a corporation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks W. Chandler and Krista S. Stearns, Hicks, Boyd, Chandler & Falconer, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Mark A. Sandberg and William W. Wuestenfeld, Sandberg, Wuestenfeld & Corey, Anchorage, for Appellees.

Before COMPTON, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and FABE, JJ.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a dispute between two insurers, one primary and the other excess. The primary insurer entered into a settlement agreement on behalf of its insured and now seeks to hold the excess insurer responsible for a share of attorney's fees under Alaska Civil Rule 82. We hold that the excess insurer is not responsible for a portion of Rule 82 attorney's fees.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS...

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