Pa. High Court Says Proof Of Insurer’s Ill Will Is Not Required To Prove Bad Faith

(October 6, 2017, 11:01 AM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Sept. 28 determined that the imposition of a recklessness standard when deciding whether an insurer acted in bad faith is consistent with the intent of Pennsylvania’s bad faith statute, but said proof of an insurer’s motive of self-interest or ill-will is not required to recover damages under Pennsylvania’s bad faith statute (Matthew Rancosky v. Washington National Insurance Co., No. 28 WAP 2016, Pa. Sup., 2017 Pa. LEXIS 2286)....