02.15.2023 Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Breaking Down Bad Faith: Insurers’ Good Faith Duties and Defending Bad Faith Claims

Brett M. Carey Candy L. Messersmith

Insurance companies facing a bad faith claim are at risk for extra contractual damages—additional damages above the existing limits to a policy. RumbergerKirk insurance coverage attorneys Brett Carey and Candy Messersmith discuss good faith duties and strategies for preventing and defending bad faith claims.

Note: The RumbergerKirk Legally Qualified podcast is no longer produced, but you can read the transcript of this and other episodes.

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