This 29-page research report written for insurance attorneys features the essential characteristics of a bad faith case. Provided are examples of bad faith cases and methods of damage control once they've been identified. The report describes the common mistakes made by insurers that defense must overcome and the way in which the successful attorney accomplishes this.

Other topics include:

• insurance contracts
• reinsurance agreements
• third parties
• Freedom of Information Act
• litigation
• alternative dispute resolution:
• corporate successorship
• discovery
• director and officers liability coverage
• errors and omissions coverage
• statutory constructio
• regulatory laws

This Executive Report is written by:

• Keefe A. Brooks, Attorney, Butzel Long - Resolving an Insurance Case Within Coverage Limits
• Carl Anthony Maio, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP - The Dice Method
• Barry N. Mesher, Shareholder & Gabriel T. Baker, Attorney, Lane Powell PC - Personal Strategy for Defending Bad Faith Cases
• Gerald V. Weigle Jr., Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP - Steps to Defending Insurance Companies in Bad Faith
• Stephen G. Morrison, Partner and Chairman of Litigation I Group, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP - Shifting the Responsibility from the Insurers

About Executive Reports:

Executive Reports offer focused, hard-hitting advice from the leaders of some of America's top companies, packaged in a concise, readable format. Each research report provides readers with 3 to 5 strategies that will have a direct financial impact on their business. While not meant as a comprehensive guide, each report includes quick-hit items that can immediately impact specific business strategies. Executive authors drill down to the central issues surrounding each topic area and dispense expert advice in concise, direct language. Executive Reports feature leading professionals selected by the Aspatore Editorial Board based on their experience, research, and standing within the professional community.

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