Opinion
April 17, 1995
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Roncallo, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs payable to Government Employees Insurance Company.
We agree with the Supreme Court that the appellant failed to disclaim liability as soon as was reasonably possible and that accordingly its disclaimer was ineffective (see, Hartford Ins. Co. v County of Nassau, 46 N.Y.2d 1028, 1029). The defendant Donna Rochester therefore lacked a basis upon which to file an uninsured motorist coverage claim with the petitioner Government Employees Insurance Company. Bracken, J.P., Rosenblatt, Krausman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.