Tort Of Bad Faith Does Not Extend To Reinsurance Contracts, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (March 17, 2021, 11:56 AM EDT) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge on March 16 denied a nonprofit municipal insurer’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint and granted a reinsurer’s motion to dismiss the insurer’s bad faith claims after determining that the tort of bad faith does not extend to reinsurance contracts....