NELSON v. PROGRESSIVE CORP.

Nos. S-7695, S-7725.

976 P.2d 859 (1999)

Antone NELSON, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. PROGRESSIVE CORP., and/or Progressive Companies and/or Progressive Preferred Insured Company, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Gruenstein, Patricia A. Vecera, Gruenstein, Hickey & Stewart, Anchorage, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Gary A. Zipkin, Susan M. West, Guess & Rudd, Anchorage, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE, and BRYNER, Justices.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises from a disputed claim on uninsured motorist coverage issued to Antone Nelson by his insurer, Progressive. Nelson was awarded the policy limits at arbitration. In the subsequent bad faith lawsuit, the jury found that Progressive engaged in knowing misrepresentation and awarded compensatory damages, but did not find that Progressive acted in bad faith or that punitive...

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