{"id":1163,"date":"2013-01-03T08:19:57","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T15:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2013-01-03T08:22:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T15:22:51","slug":"bad-faith-litigation-something-to-avoid-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/bad-faith-litigation-something-to-avoid-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Faith Litigation &#8211; Something to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C. Iglesias &#8211; December 12, 2012<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad Faith\u201d\u2026almost sounds like an oxymoron.\u00a0 And while the use of the word \u2018rages\u2019 to describe the prevalence of bad faith litigation against insurance carriers seems a tad\u2026overwrought, the usage of the term \u2018rages\u2019 is correct when describing the general perspective of insureds when they are forced to engage in litigation against their carrier.\u00a0 (Specifically, we at Sabal have never met an insured forced to take legal action for nonpayment of a claim\u2026who didn\u2019t have a pretty well-defined sense of rage regarding the matter.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Insurance carrier bad faith is never fun to discuss and carriers DEFINITELY don\u2019t like to do so (recall the Progressive Insurance social media debacle from earlier in 2012), but there are those instances where the insured-insurer relationship frays to the point that legal action is the final remedy for securing full and proper payment of a claim.\u00a0 The commentary piece on bad faith (link) includes some cases that are, likely, among the most egregious.\u00a0 But the underlying lessons would serve the observer (and insured) well to take note.\u00a0 That is\u2026keep accurate records, make sure to maintain an objective history of the claim (i.e., don\u2019t embellish facts\u2026in the event of litigation, that HURTS\u2026it does not HELP.)\u00a0 And also, insurance carriers DO have to perform some due diligence in order to process claims (on their end).\u00a0 But the primary takeaway \u2013 from our perspective \u2013 is the same as many insurance claims matters\u2026that is?\u00a0 Document Document Document.\u00a0 Because that will be necessary if the matter gets to the point that only the attorneys are charged with sifting through the rubble to discern the final outcome (and payment!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One way to AVOID bad faith litigation is to secure well-worded policies in the first place and to have a broker who understands your needs, concerns, and exposures and can help you navigate the claims process.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/sabalinsurance.com\/sabal-insurance-groups-blog\/2012\/bad-faith-litigation-something-to-avoid\/#comment-196\">Bad Faith Litigation &#8211; Something to Avoid &#8211; Sabal Insurance<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C. Iglesias &#8211; December 12, 2012 \u201cBad Faith\u201d\u2026almost sounds like an oxymoron.\u00a0 And while the use of the word \u2018rages\u2019 to describe the prevalence of bad faith litigation against insurance carriers seems a tad\u2026overwrought, the usage of the term \u2018rages\u2019 is correct when describing the general perspective of insureds when they are forced to engage&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/bad-faith-litigation-something-to-avoid-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bad Faith Litigation &#8211; Something to Avoid<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[172],"tags":[245,22],"class_list":["post-1163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-law-2","tag-bad-faith-litigation","tag-insurance","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bad Faith Litigation - Something to Avoid - Advise &amp; Consult, Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/bad-faith-litigation-something-to-avoid-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bad Faith Litigation - Something to Avoid - Advise &amp; Consult, Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"C. 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