In our last post, we discussed some rules the courts use to interpret insurance policies. If the contract has language that is subject to more than one interpretation, it is considered to be ambiguous. In Oklahoma when an insurance policy has ambiguous language, we explained the courts construe the language in favor of the
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Courts Use Rules Of Interpretation To Decide What An Insurance Policy Really Means
By Steven V. Buckman on
Posted in Insurance Coverage
It is no surprise there is often disagreement over whether an insurance policy provides coverage. There are competing interests to be accommodated and sometimes the language used is clearer to one person than another.
We are often asked, “How do judges decide what the insurance policy really means?” There are volumes of books in law…