MN Bill Would Allow for Extra Damages In Insurance Bad Faith Cases

The Minnesota Legislature has taken up a bill which would allow for recovery of interest and attorney fees for breach of an insurance policy.

Specifically, the bill would allow “an insured who prevails in any claim against an insurer based on the insurer’s breach or repudiation of, or failure to fulfill, a duty to provide services or make payments is entitled to recover (1) 7 percent per annum interest on monetary amounts due under the insurance policy, calculated from the date the request for payment of those benefits was made to the insurer; and (2) reasonable attorney fees…in addition to other attorney fees allowable under law or an insurance policy.”

Not surprisingly, critics are claiming this bill is nothing more than a pay off for trial lawyers. While supports argue the bill will provide needed consumer protections against insurers who deny claims on bad faith.

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