Judge Compels Insurer To Produce Reinsurance Policies In Bad Faith Dispute

Mealey's (April 27, 2020, 1:34 PM EDT) -- POCATELLO, Idaho — An insurer must turn over reserve information and its reinsurance policies in an insured’s bad faith case concerning coverage for damages sustained by a fire at a potato processing facility, an Idaho federal judge ruled April 22; however, communications between the insurer and its reinsurer are not discoverable (Idahoan Foods, LLC v. Allied World Assurance Company [U.S.], Inc., No. 18-273, D. Idaho, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71243)....