Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | December 14, 2018 Insurance lobbyist Scott Johnson is a bulldog advocate for the insurance industry. He usually is trying to make policyholders, their attorneys or anybody other than the insurance claims executives and adjusters look bad to support the insurance industry’s legislative efforts. I fell out of my… Continue reading Insurance Lobbyist Describes His Personal Story of Insurance Company Bad Faith
Tag: Bad Faith
Bad Faith May Arise Out Of Wrongful Misrepresentation in Application Denial
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 28, 2018 Suspicion runs rampant with some insurance companies when it comes to alleged arson. Even if they cannot prove the policyholder had anything to do with a fire, some adjusters cannot help to look for other ways to deny an insurance claim. In Hayes vs.… Continue reading Bad Faith May Arise Out Of Wrongful Misrepresentation in Application Denial
Ambiguous Insurance Application Language Leads to Bad Faith Award
Marle Laur | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 25, 2018 A Nebraska court recently ruled that an insured was entitled to bad faith damages after the court found that an insurance application was ambiguous in its language. In the case at hand, Eric Hayes (“Hayes”), the plaintiff and insured, owned a home in… Continue reading Ambiguous Insurance Application Language Leads to Bad Faith Award
Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies Bad Faith Standard
Ashley Harris | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 7, 2018 A recent Colorado Supreme Court opinion in Schultz v. GEICO Casualty Company, clarifies the standard for bad faith in Colorado. In the opinion, the court discusses both claims for common law bad faith and statutory unreasonable delay or denial of benefits. Most notably, the… Continue reading Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies Bad Faith Standard
Timely Paying Appraisal Award Exempted Insurer from Breach of Contract and Bad Faith Claim
Marle Laur | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 3, 2018 In the case Biasatti v. GuideOne National Ins. Co., No. 07-17-00044-CV (Tex. Ct.App. Aug. 16, 2018), Steven Biasatti and Paul Gross, d/b/a TopDog Properties, brought suit against its insurance company, GuideOne National Insurance Company for breach of contract. TopDog Properties (“TopDog”) was insured through… Continue reading Timely Paying Appraisal Award Exempted Insurer from Breach of Contract and Bad Faith Claim