Excess Insurer Can Bring Bad Faith, Vexatious Refusal Claims, Judge Rules

Mealey's (January 26, 2017, 8:32 AM EST) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A general liability insurance provider has failed to show that an excess insurer may not bring claims for bad faith failure to settle and vexatious refusal based on the same facts, a federal judge in Missouri ruled Jan. 23 in rejecting the general liability insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment (AXIS Specialty Insurance Co. v. New Hampshire Insurance Co., No. 15-0809, W.D. Mo.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8554)....