What are the Available Remedies Against an Insurance Company That Has Acted in Bad Faith?
This article will be the second in a series of articles by McKennon Law Group PC addressing and answering basic questions concerning insurance law. This one addresses: What are the available remedies against an insurance company that has acted unreasonably in handling an insurance claim?
The most common causes of action against insurers in the non-ERISA context are breach of contract and bad faith.
The breach of contract claim allows an insured to recover policy benefits owed under the insurance policy plus applicable interest from the date the benefits were due (or at the rate of 10% on delayed disability payments in California). The benefits due will depend on the type of policy at issue. They may be a specific amount (e.g., death benefits) or may depend upon a proof of loss (e.g., value of property damaged or destroyed).
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