Pennsylvania § 1733 Priority of recovery

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1733 — Priority of recovery

Pennsylvania § 1733

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 75VEHICLES

PartPART II

Ch. 17FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Subch.UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE

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Bluebook

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1733 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--Where multiple policies apply, payment shall be made in the following order of priority:

(1)A policy covering a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person at the time of the accident.

(2)A policy covering a motor vehicle not involved in the accident with respect to which the injured person is an insured.

(b)Multiple sources of equal priority.--The insurer against whom a claim is asserted first under the priorities set forth in subsection (a) shall process and pay the claim as if wholly responsible. The insurer is thereafter entitled to recover contribution pro rata from any other insurer for the benefits paid and the costs of processing the claim.

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(a) General rule.--Where multiple policies apply, payment shall be made in the following order of priority:

(1) A policy covering a motor vehicle occupied by the injured person at the time of the accident.

(2) A policy covering a motor vehicle not involved in the accident with respect to which the injured person is an insured.

(b) Multiple sources of equal priority.--The insurer against whom a claim is asserted first under the priorities set forth in subsection (a) shall process and pay the claim as if wholly responsible. The insurer is thereafter entitled to recover contribution pro rata from any other insurer for the benefits paid and the costs of processing the claim.