Read (or Craft) Your Release Carefully: How Release Language Can Prevent Access to Other Insurance

Picture this: a claimant has just been rear-ended by an underinsured driver. The at-fault driver’s insurance offers policy limits of $25,000, a fraction of the insured’s damages. The insured signs a release, deposits the check, and files suit to pursue underinsured motorist (UM) benefits from their own carrier. Originally published in the Daily Report August 2025….
By: Miles Mediation & Arbitration