Charles B. Jimerson and Jennifer Proscia | Jimerson & Cobb P.A. | May 4, 2016 When you purchase an insurance policy, your expectation is that you will be covered in unanticipated circumstances. However, if your insurer ends up denying your coverage for a legitimate claim filed under a valid policy, the insurer might be acting… Continue reading Wrongful denial of insurance coverage in FL: how do bad faith claims work?
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Recent Washington Decisions Illustrate Need to Handle Property Claims in Timely Manner
Sean Walton | Property Insurance Law Observer | April 7, 2016 An issue that often arises in the context of property insurance is whether a carrier’s delay in adjusting a claim can create a basis for a viable bad faith claim. The law in each state is different and the prudent practice is to consult… Continue reading Recent Washington Decisions Illustrate Need to Handle Property Claims in Timely Manner
4 Types Of Evidence To Bolster Your Bad Faith Case
Jeff Sistrunk | Law 360 | March 21, 2016 For policyholders, bad faith claims are perhaps the strongest tool to deter insurance companies from denying coverage without proper justification or unreasonably delaying its decision on a claim. However, definitively proving that a carrier acted in bad faith can often be an uphill battle. Here, experts… Continue reading 4 Types Of Evidence To Bolster Your Bad Faith Case
Six Red Flag Indicators of Reverse Bad Faith
CJ Haddick | Bad Faith Advisor | March 28, 2016 While the debate still goes on across jurisdictions as to whether and how the reverse bad faith of an insured serves as a defense to an insurer in a bad faith case, that reverse bad faith has a place of some sort in bad faith litigation… Continue reading Six Red Flag Indicators of Reverse Bad Faith
Is California Law Bad Faith Law Changing Due to Jury Instructions?
Denise Sze | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 10, 2016 In California, when it comes to insurance bad faith litigation we usually think of first party bad faith where an insurer owes a duty to its own insured. In fact, third party bad faith is barely recognized except where the third party insurer… Continue reading Is California Law Bad Faith Law Changing Due to Jury Instructions?