Insurer’s Delay In Policy Payment Not In Bad Faith, Judge Rules

Mealey's (June 1, 2017, 1:39 PM EDT) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — Insureds have failed to show that an insurer acted in bad faith in failing to pay for coverage for personal property loss under a homeowners insurance policy because any delay in payment was a result of the insureds’ failure to provide the insurer with the necessary personal property inventory until 18 months after the loss, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled in granting the insurer’s summary judgment motion on May 30 (Ronald Turner, et al. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., No. 15-906, M.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81922)....