American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Krop

Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Court
Insurance
Citation
Case Number: 
2018 IL 122556
Decision Date: 
Thursday, October 18, 2018
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co.
Holding: 
Appellate court reversed; circuit court court affirmed.
Justice: 
GARMAN

When customers have the opportunity to read their insurance policy and can reasonably be expected to understand its terms, the cause of action for negligent failure to procure insurance accrues as soon as the customers receive the policy. (KARMEIER, THOMAS, BURKE, and NEVILLE, concurring.)