A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction discussion of the evaluation, management, settlement and litigation of bad faith cases, is provided in this anotated volume, including forms and practice aids.

This work offers a compendium of annotations of first-party extra-contractual damage cases, focusing on cases which deal with the insurers duty to act in good faith towards its insureds and the recovery of damages for insured for the insurer's failure to do so. It includes relevant statutes and regulations from the 51 jurisdictions.

This volume provides a complete treatment of tort liability of insurers for wrongful conduct. Topics covered include: the liability insurer's duty of good faith and fair dealing in connection with defence and settlement of third-party actions against the insured; the insurer's duty of good faith and fair dealing in handling claims by insurers under first-party policies; the insurer's liability for violation of statutory claims duties; punitive and compensatory damages; pre-trial practice considerations, discussion of the substantive law, and sample form pleadings and jury instructions, with explanatory comments. This work is updated twice annually.

This work describes and illustrates the strategies and tactics used by noted specialists in the field, and analyzes the law of every jurisdiction with guidance for applying the new and emerging principles to particular fact situations. A complete series of model forms are provided including sample letters, complaints, proofs, interrogatories, and others.