USAA looked into how the fire started, including whether it was intentional. The owner took that to mean he was being ...

The insurer’s core product is not the policy document delivered at the point of sale; it is the promise of financial protection when a covered loss occurs. That promise has meaning only if honored ...

"Evidence of a traffic violation is evidence of negligence," argued appellant counsel Bradley S. Wolff of Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers in Atlanta. "Bad faith is not negligence." Supreme Court of ...

One of the most settled—but frequently litigated—principles in insurance law is that bad‑faith liability is derivative of coverage. In general, an insurer cannot be liable for bad faith where it did ...

Clients regularly ask us for the basics of first-party bad faith in the many jurisdictions in which they issue policies or handle claims. In this edition of the Midwest Monitor, we provide Minnesota ...

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Citizens windstorm insurance for all. Closing loopholes for a “bad-faith” insurance claim. Creation of an insurance advisory council. Requiring mediation before policyholders can sue their insurer.

SEATTLE — Consumers who have had an insurance claim denied may be dealing with more than just a setback — they may be facing what’s known as insurance bad faith. “Bad faith happens when an insurance ...

TALLAHASSEE – Florida has developed a reputation of having an unfair legal system that does not favor businesses, partly because of the state's bad faith laws, which many legal experts agree need ...

Lansing — State senators heard testimony Wednesday about CURE Auto Insurance's tactics in denying claims and demanding drivers turn over their cell phones when they suspect fraud, as lawmakers mull ...

The recent wildfires in Southern California and natural disasters elsewhere in the country have left thousands of people grappling with enormous loss — and the complex insurance claims process that ...

A federal appeals court ruled that a jury should decide whether Kinsale Insurance Co. acted in bad faith in a case involving a 2015 shooting at a St. Lucie County lodge. The lodge's insurer, Kinsale, ...