Two underinsured motorist plaintiffs agreed to a high-low arbitration with their carrier. One agreed to a $5,000 – $65,000 range and the other to a…
Category: PA – Insurer wrong, but reasonable
The claim involves property losses to a hydroponic organic farming operation, where the event causing the loss was in dispute. Both parties engaged experts to…
In this unusual case, the insured wanted a $75,000 property damage policy. The carrier mistakenly issued a policy with $750,000 limits, at higher premiums. The…
On July 19th, Judge Stickman held in Stegena v. Nationwide, that simply pleading the insured’s injuries are worth significantly more than the carrier’s valuation of…
Eastern District Judge Tucker explains the similarities and differences between common law and statutory bad faith, in granting the insurer summary judgment on the statutory…
The case centered on a dispute over whether the plaintiff had an insurable interest in its tenant’s property improvements. The carrier denied coverage for damage…
There can be no bad faith where no coverage is due, or where coverage is a close question based on unsettled law. Court Applies Kvaerner…
The Third Circuit addressed the central issue of whether the defendant was an insured, and how to analyze that factual issue in ruling on coverage…
The insurer successfully moved to dismiss a UIM bad faith claim. While the plaintiff pleaded sufficient facts to show the insurer’s conduct was unreasonable, plaintiff…
The insureds had two nearly identical losses. In 2016, there was water damage to their roof and interior home damage. The insurer originally paid for…