Category Archives: Insurance Bad Faith
Farmers Insurance Burns Homeowner
Fire destroyed Bruce’s home. Bruce’s insurance company, Farmers, was unresponsive for seven months, then threatened to deny coverage and made a one-time take-it-or-leave-it offer for only one-fourth of what the claim was worth. Bruce sued his insurance company for bad faith. Bruce’s attorney sought the insurance company’s file. The insurance company sought a protective order. […]
Continue readingWashington Bad Faith Insurance Claims Practices
Washington courts have imposed a duty of good faith practices on insurance companies for more than half a century. This duty of good faith has been codified by the legislature. The insurance commissioner pursuant to authority vested by the legislature has promulgated regulations defining specific acts and practices which constitute a breach of an insurer’s […]
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