In Florida, an insurer is required to “settle, if possible, where a reasonably prudent person, faced with the prospect of paying the total recovery, would do so[.]” Harvey v. GEICO General Insurance Company, 259 So.3d 1 (Fla....more
In Florida, an insurer is required to work diligently on the insured’s behalf to avoid an excess judgment, with the “same haste and precision as if it were in the insured’s shoes”. Harvey v. GEICO General Insurance Company,...more
The 10th Circuit endorsed a clever way for an insurer to avoid a bad faith claim where there were potential misrepresentations in the policy application. In Evanston Insurance Company v. Aminokit Labs, Inc., the court...more
“[T]here is no separate cause of action of institutional bad faith,” the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently concluded, referencing Pennsylvania’s bad-faith statute, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8731, in an action by two homeowners against...more
Welcome to CICR’s annual review of insurance cases. Here, we spotlight five decisions from the last year that you should know about—and five pending cases to watch.
As our picks for “Cases to Know” indicate, 2019 was not a...more
1/29/2020
/ Asbestos Litigation ,
Auto Insurance ,
Bad Faith ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Choice-of-Law ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
FL Supreme Court ,
GA Supreme Court ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Liability Insurance ,
Malpractice Insurance ,
Negligence ,
Notice Prejudice Rule ,
NV Supreme Court ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
SD Supreme Court ,
Standing ,
Subrogation ,
WA Supreme Court
In Keodalah v. Allstate Insurance Company, the Washington Supreme Court is set to determine whether individual insurance adjusters (as distinguished from the insurers for which they work) may be sued for bad faith and...more
12/12/2018
/ Bad Faith ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Errors and Omissions Policy ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insurance Adjusters ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Split of Authority ,
Uninsured and Under-Insured Motorists ,
WA Supreme Court