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Washington--A federal appeals court is backing off from some of the language in a recent decision requiring insurers to notify a customer in writing that they weren't being offered the best rate because of a low credit rating--or be potentially liable for damages.
Instead, in a revised decision handed down Jan. 25, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the lower court hearing the case should decide based on testimony already submitted whether the insurer's action in failing to disclose the adverse action constituted a "willful and unreasonable act."
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