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New Texas Case Says Insurer’s Reserves Relevant and Discoverable for Insurance Bad Faith Claim
The Insurance Company May Not Want You to Know What Reserves it Set on This Claim A Texas federal court recently followed the majority rule in the Fifth Circuit and held that policyholders could discover an insurer’s reserves and that these reserves are relevant to a claim of insurance bad faith under Texas law. Insurers are required to set reserves in order to estimate claims payouts to make sure that they have enough money to pay claims. As a result, in each claim, the insu
Inge Johnstone
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Recent Case Shows That Its Time For Reform of Insurance Abuse of Appraisal Process
Insurers shouldn't be given special treatment or be allowed to use appraisal to delay the claims process. The recent Texas case, Germania...
Inge Johnstone
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