Mealey's (January 7, 2022, 2:37 PM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A bad faith claim alleged against an auto insurer can proceed because a reasonable jury could find that the insurer’s initial refusal to sign an affidavit as part of a settlement agreement was arbitrary and unreasonable, a New Mexico federal judge said Dec. 28 in denying the insurer’s motion for summary judgment on only the bad faith claim....