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An Insurance Carrier’s Good Faith Obligations Toward Its Insureds In Liability Settlements Where Not All Of The Insureds Are Released

April 25, 2014

Generally, liability insurers must secure a release of all of their insureds when settling claims against their insureds. However, some courts have recognized circumstances where an insurer may settle for an insured at the exclusion of another while still maintaining its good faith duties toward all of its insureds. Other courts have seemingly rejected the notion that an insurer can ever settle for one of its insureds at the exclusion of others. These release issues occur most prevalently in automobile accidents involving insured owners and additional insured drivers

Insurance Bad Faith.