Avoiding Bad Faith Exposure with Policy Limit Demands to Settle

Available On-Demand

Multi-million and even billion-dollar verdicts are making the headlines. When insurance is involved, the risk of a runaway jury could present potential bad faith liability if there was a missed opportunity to settle within policy limits. It is critical to properly evaluate settlement demands over the course of the suit, which requires getting into the minds of the jurors before trial even starts. Join us for a timely discussion on the below:

Learning Objectives:

• What settlement demands trigger extra-contractual liability, e.g, Stowers (Texas), Comunale (California), etc?
• Navigating policy limit demands with multiple plaintiffs and additional insureds
• Assessing recent headline cases and delving into the minds of jurors: What happened, what went wrong and what to avoid in the future

Speakers:

• Jake Dixon, Manager, Claims & Litigation Avoidance at Clark Construction Group
• JoAnne Gilliam, Senior Corporate Counsel and Vice President at American Modern Insurance Group
• Jeff Dougherty, President at Litigation IQ
• Laura J. Grabouski, Partner at Holden Litigation