Insurer’s Intent To Investigate Claim Not In Bad Faith, Judge Rules

Mealey's (October 25, 2018, 1:59 PM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — An insurer’s decision to further investigate an insured’s claim for underinsured/uninsured motorist benefits was not in bad faith because only two months had passed from the time the insured filed the claim for coverage and the filing of his insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit against the insurer, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Oct. 22 in granting in part and denying in part the insurer’s motion to dismiss (Justin Higman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Cos., No. 18-0662, W.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180282)....