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Victor Jacobellis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog<\/a> | May 8, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Act imposes multiple deadlines to respond and report to insureds during a claim adjustment. Knowing and understanding an insurer\u2019s reporting duties and deadlines can speed up the adjustment and payment of a claim. Although a failure to meet a deadline by a day or two may not, in and of itself, constitute bad faith, failing to respond to an insured or repeated failure to meet deadlines is evidence of an insurer\u2019s poor conduct and may be evidence of bad faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insurers\u2019 reporting duties are scattered throughout the California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Act. They can therefore be difficult to follow and keep track of when advocating on an insured\u2019s behalf. If an insurer has not met a deadline, it is a best practice always to send a written communication confirming and setting forth all facts that identify the insurer\u2019s failure to comply with its reporting obligations under California law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The major deadlines are set forth below and can be summarized as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n