CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 25:8
Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
An insurance company owes to those it insures the duty of good faith and fair
dealing. That duty is breached if the company unreasonably (delays payment) (denies
payment) (fails to communicate promptly and effectively) (insert description of other conduct
or position that may constitute bad faith breach of insurance contract)(,) (.) (and the company
knows that its [delay] [denial] [insert description of other conduct or position that may
constitute bad faith breach of insurance contract] is unreasonable or it recklessly disregards
whether its [conduct] [position] is unreasonable).
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
a5ef922fcd34d45cd10bf9d48d8c8f082523a8757d90c26bf28cce8cfe695867
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