FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 404.4
INSURER’S BAD FAITH (FAILURE TO SETTLE)
Bad faith on the part of an insurance company is failing to settle a claim when, under all the circumstances, it could and should have done so, had it acted fairly and honestly toward [its policyholder] [its insured] [an excess carrier] and with due regard for [his] [her] [its] [their] interests.
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
6135c647b5fe381aeaef20b3cc3a1ea4dd342156e82711cf571529b87ef61092
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