CHATEAU CHAMBERAY HOA v. Associated Internat. Ins. Co.

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• explaining that insurers are not required to disregard the interests of their shareholders and other policyholders in evaluating claims
• noting that reasonableness becomes a question of law when only one reasonable inference can be drawn from the undisputed facts
• holding expert’s opinion that insurer’s “adjustment and handling of [insured’s] claim was unreasonable and [in bad faith]” did not “raise a triable issue of fact” on whether the insurer had a reasonable basis for disputing insured’s claim
• finding no factual dispute of bad faith 2 || because insurer reasonably refused claims “that were not covered under the policy”
• requiring “a conscious and deliberate act” rather than “an honest mistake, bad judgment or negligence” to support liability for bad faith (quoting Careau & Co. v. Sec. Pac. Bus. Credit, Inc., 222 Cal.App.3d 1371, 272 Cal.Rptr. 387, 399-400 (1990))
• insurer's bad faith is ordinarily a question of fact to be determined by a jury

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