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Avoiding Insurance Bad Faith Claims: A Guide for Policyholders and Insurers


Level: Intermediate
Runtime: 53 minutes
Recorded Date: January 11, 2024
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Agenda

Key topics include:
  • Bad Faith Insurance Claims: Latest Regulatory Trends
  • Notable Cases and Court Rulings
  • Practical Tips and Compliance Strategies
  • What Lies Ahead

For NY - Difficulty Level: Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys

Description

Bad faith litigation remains complex and risky due to unprecedented legal developments and challenges that continue to emerge. Recent court rulings highlight how insurance companies can still be accountable for bad faith if they unreasonably refuse to pay a legitimate claim or settle a third-party claim or lawsuit and the policyholder wins at trial. As the evolving regulatory landscape continues to bring new issues that could affect how “bad faith” applies in future cases, insurers should stay informed to effectively manage their business operations in compliance with legal requirements. On the policyholder side, certain states recognize “reverse bad faith” as a cause of action assertable by insurers, and in other states insurers can assert the insured’s bad faith or misconduct as an affirmative defense to bad faith claims. The speakers will address issues policyholders might face in these jurisdictions.

Listen as our distinguished speakers, Edward Currie of Currie Johnson & Myers, P.A., and Linda J. Knight of Spencer Fane LLP, provide a comprehensive discussion of the latest regulatory trends concerning insurance bad faith claims. Speakers, among other things, will offer practical tips and strategies for navigating this evolving legal landscape.

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Panelists

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Edward J. Currie, Jr.

Shareholder
Currie Johnson & Myers, P.A.

Edward J. Currie, Jr. is a Senior Shareholder at Currie Johnson & Myers, P.A., with offices in Jackson and Biloxi, Mississippi. Ned is a Founding Regent and Past President of the American College of Coverage Counsel. He is a member of ALI and ABOTA. Ned also is a Past President of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association – which named him Defense Lawyer of the Year for 2021 and awarded him its 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. He was named by Best Lawyers as Mississippi’s 2024, 2021, and 2012 Lawyer of the Year for Insurance Law, and 2016 Lawyer of the Year for Personal Injury – Defense. He has been named by the Mississippi Business Journal as one of Mississippi’s top ten Leaders in Law.

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Linda J. Knight

Partner
Spencer Fane LLP

Linda Knight helps insurers and their insureds successfully resolve complicated first- and third-party litigation to minimize potential exposure when stakes are high.

Linda has particular experience defending insureds in catastrophic loss cases and insurers in coverage and bad faith litigation. This has allowed her to build a national practice and serve clients as trial counsel in federal and state courts throughout the country, with an exemplary record of strong results for her clients in highly contentious matters.

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