Eleventh Circuit Finds No Bad Faith Where Insurer Failed to Provide “Mirror-Image” Response to Claimant’s Demand

In Florida, an insurer is required to work diligently on the insured’s behalf to avoid an excess judgment, with the “same haste and precision as if it were in the insured’s shoes”. Harvey v. GEICO General Insurance Company, 259 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2018). A failure to do so leaves an insurer open to first-party and third-party bad faith claims....
By: White and Williams LLP

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