Bad-faith liability increases. A lower-court ruling exposes individual adjusters and investigators to the risk of being sued for violating Washington state's bad-faith law. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Never known as an insurer-friendly venue, the state of Washington could potentially rewrite the law books to impose individual bad-faith liability on insurer adjusters. The decision could have a dampening impact on fraud investigations around the U.S.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Agency Management
Education & Training
Investigative & Forensics
Litigation