Insurance Adjusters Cannot Be Held Liable For Insurance Bad Faith, Judge Rules

Mealey's (August 23, 2019, 8:21 AM EDT) -- MILWAUKEE — A federal judge in Wisconsin on Aug. 15 ruled that insureds have failed to sufficiently plead their claim for insurance bad faith against two insurance adjusters because the adjusters were acting as agents for the insureds’ homeowners insurance provider when they inspected the insureds’ home and determined that their property did not sustain hail damage (David B. Williams, et al. v. The Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Co., et al., No. 19-301, E.D. Wis., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138106)....