Insurers are required by law to handle claims in good faith, which means properly investigating them, negotiating reasonable payouts and settling them in a timely fashion. When insurance companies use dishonest or unfair tactics, they can be held to account in what is called a bad faith insurance action.
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New fatality in rear-ended Jeep may show problem with recall
In 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration agreed to a recall fix involving several older Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee models. According to safety advocates, that fix was insufficient. Now, a woman is dead after her Jeep Liberty caught fire after being rear-ended at an intersection.
