OSTRER, J.S.C.
Plaintiff, Philip LoBianco, moves to confirm an arbitration panel's award of uninsured motorist benefits. His insurer, defendant Harleysville Insurance Company (Harleysville), did not strictly comply with the policy's notice requirements for exercising its contractual right to a trial de novo on the issue of damages. Substantial compliance by the insurer does not suffice, nor is the failure of notice excused because
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