The Third Circuit’s recent decision in Atlantic Health System Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh confirms the importance of strictly following the notice requirements of a claims-made policy and the relevance of the parties’ course of prior and subsequent performance on the ultimate interpretation of allegedly ambiguous policy terms and conditions. In this case, the failure to strictly comply with the notice requirements resulted in AHS retaining liability for more than $2 million of defense costs and settlement payments.
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Subscribe to Insurance RSS FeedClaims Handling Manuals Discoverable in Bad Faith Insurance Actions
Posted in InsuranceIn Platt v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that an insurer sued for insurance coverage benefits and for bad faith under Pennsylvania law was required to produce any material which pertains to instructions and procedures given to the adjuster for adjusting the plaintiff’s claims.
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Finds No Bad Faith When Insurer Demands Examination Under Oath of Insured’s Indicted Principal
Posted in InsuranceOn cross appeals from a $1.4 million judgment, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in Portside Investors, L.P. v. Northern Ins. Co. of N.Y., affirmed judgment in favor of an insured for breach of a property insurance policy, but also affirmed judgment in favor of the insurer on the insured’s statutory claim for bad faith under 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8371.
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