Rental Insurance Provider’s Attempt To Dismiss Bad Faith Claim Rejected

Mealey's (March 8, 2019, 1:46 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — An insured has sufficiently stated a claim for insurance bad faith against its insurer for failure to settle on a claim for coverage for physical loss and property damage under the terms of a rental dwelling property insurance policy, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled March 4 in denying the insurer’s motion to dismiss (1009 Clinton Properties LLC v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., No. 18-5286, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33668)....