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29 Conn. Ins. L.J. 1 (2022-2023)
Reconciling the Principle of Indemnity in Diminished Value Automobile Insurance Claims

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          RECONCILING THE PRINCIPLE OF INDEMNITY IN
   DIMINISHED   VALUE   AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CLAIMS

                   HAROLD WESTON* AND BRENDA WELLS-DIETEL*4




I.   IN TR OD U CTION ..........................................................................  2
II.  COVERAGE   UNDER  THE ISO PERSONAL  AUTOMOBILE
     POLICY  ............................................................................................. 3
       A. ISO COVERAGE FOR LIABILITY LOSSES ............................. 3
       B. ISO COVERAGE FOR FIRST-PARTY LOSSES ......................... 6
III. THE PRINCIPLE OF INDEMNITY   IN INSURANCE...................15
       A. DOES THE INSURED SUFFER A COMPENSABLE LOSS
          CONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF INDEMNITY................ 18
IV.  RECONCILING  THE  PRINCIPLE OF INDEMNITY  TO
     DIMINISHMENT   OF VALUE  IN AUTO CLAIMS................... 25


   *Clinical Associate Professor and WSIA Distinguished Chair in Risk
Management & Insurance, Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of
Business, and College of Law (secondary appointment).
   **Ph.D., Department Chair and Robert F. Bird Distinguished Professor of Risk
and Insurance, East Carolina University.

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