The IAS court correctly found that the claimant's first written notice of claim under the SUM endorsement, i.e., her demand for arbitration, was given "as soon as practicable" as required by the SUM endorsement. In the underinsurance context, a policy requirement that notice be given "as soon as practicable" means notice given with reasonable promptness after the insured knew or should reasonably have known that the tortfeasor was underinsured (Matter of Metropolitan Prop...
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