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The Statutory Bad Faith Penalty Should Rarely Be Awarded Against An Insurer

By Parks Chastain on July 6, 2009
Posted in Bad Faith

Tennessee Code Annotated § 56-7-105 provides that when an insurance company refuses to pay a loss within 60 days after demand, the company shall be liable to the holder of the policy, in addition to the loss and interest thereon, in a sum not exceeding twenty-five (25%) percent of the liability for the loss, …

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The Tennessee Insurance Litigation Blog offers legal insights on insurance litigation in Tennessee from a pair of attorneys on both sides of the discussion. Brandon McWherter, a partner at McWherter Scott Bobbitt PLC, provides the policyholder’s perspective. E. Jason Ferrell, a member in the Nashville-based firm Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Meisner, LLC, offers the insurance company’s perspective.

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