What is bad faith insurance claim litigation? The first step involved in investigating a potential claim for bad faith begins with the victim of an insurance company's conduct. If you believe that a certain carrier or agent has acted in bad faith towards your client it is important to make a claim with the Insurance Department. Our litigation team not only has exposure to bad faith litigation, but we have also developed and presented a seminar which assists claims adjusters in understanding how to practice “good faith” thereby avoiding bad faith. The seminar also instructs insurance company personnel regarding their discovery rights and obligations should a bad faith claim be filed. The following are some examples and indicators of bad faith insurance claims settlement practices and a few of the signs that may be indicative to make you aware that you are or may be dealing with a bad faith insurer. The following have been identified and compiled as some of the potential signs of bad faith insurance claim settlement practices. After years of insurance bad faith litigation, the insurance company reluctantly paid the amount of the insurance claim, but the plaintiff continued to pursue the lawsuit, claiming that the company had acted in bad faith and was liable for emotional distress and punitive damages. If your insurance company has purposely refused to process your insurance claim in compliance with that standard, you may have a claim for bad faith. Unfortunately, these unfair claims or "bad faith" practices are often applied to those policyholders most dependent on the protection promised by the insurance policy. Our bad faith insurance practice is dedicated to helping you get the insurance benefits you are entitled to. When an insurance company refuses to pay a claim that it is legally obligated to pay, you can pursue a bad faith claim in court and compel the insurance company to pay. Bad faith insurance claims are cases that an insured can file against his/her insurance company when the company wrongfully refuses to pay on a claim despite the fact that the insured has faithfully paid the premiums in order to secure coverage. First, giving non-parties to an insurance contract a right to recover against insurers for allegedly not dealing suitably with them in their claims against policy holders "promotes multiple litigation." It does this by permitting plaintiffs who sue insureds in one suit to then bring a second "bad faith" action against their insurers who paid-up on behalf of these very policy holder defendants.
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