Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Bad faith insurance refers to an insurer’s attempt to renege on its obligations to its ...

Dealing with an insurance company after a car accident can be a real pain. Having to talk to an investigator (after you've already spoken with the police), wait months for a determination, and ...

The recent wildfires in Southern California and natural disasters elsewhere in the country have left thousands of people grappling with enormous loss — and the complex insurance claims process that ...

The insurer’s core product is not the policy document delivered at the point of sale; it is the promise of financial protection when a covered loss occurs. That promise has meaning only if honored ...

Insurance law is, at its core, a law of relationships. Whether land-based or maritime, every policy rests on an expectation of honesty, ...

In insurance bad faith cases in Pennsylvania, insurers routinely incrementally challenge claims by insured parties, reasserting the same arguments at different procedural stages, such as in ...

Fibich Leebron Copeland & Briggs reports that burn victims can challenge insurance claim denials through legal rights, ...

Citizens windstorm insurance for all. Closing loopholes for a “bad-faith” insurance claim. Creation of an insurance advisory council. Requiring mediation before policyholders can sue their insurer.

CLAREMONT, Calif., Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP, the law firm that pioneered insurance bad faith litigation in America, proudly marks its 50th anniversary in 2025. For ...

Finding out that an insurance policy doesn't cover the full extent of damages feels like a punch to the gut. You pay premiums for years, expecting protection when things go wrong, only to realize the ...

If you follow reporting from 60 Minutes or NPR, you've likely noticed we're facing a national crisis in home insurance and bad faith actors in the insurance industry, with Florida as the epicenter of ...