MONTE W. GREEN, APPELLANT,

v.

MARSHA L. GREEN, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (14 total)

• Ward W. Kelly v. Williams, 411 So. 2d 902 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982)
  …e company can be liable on a bad faith claim even if the injured party has failed to ever make an offer of settlement for an amount covered by the insurance policy. See, e.g., General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corp. Ltd. v. American Cas. Co., 390 So. 2d 761 (Fla.3d DCA 1980), review denied, 399 So. 2d 1142 (Fla.1981); Thomas v. Western World Ins. Co., 343 So. 2d 1298 (Fla.2d DCA), cert. dismissed, 348 So. 2d 955 (Fla.1977). Cf. Florida Bar News, August 25, 1981, at 3 (proposed revised jury instructions…
• Lindeerth Powell v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 584 So. 2d 12 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991)
  …reclude a finding of bad faith. Although an offer of settlement was once considered a necessary element of a duty to settle, 31 Fla.Jur.2d Insurance § 818, at 295 (1981), this court held in General Acc. Fire & Life Assur. Corp. v. American Cos. Co., 390 So. 2d 761, 765 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980), rev. denied, 399 So. 2d 1142 (Fla. 1981), that an offer to settle is not a prerequisite to the imposition of liability for an insurer’s bad faith refusal to settle, but is merely one factor to be considered. Moreover, liabil…
• Berges v. Infinity Ins. Co., 896 So. 2d 665 (Fla. 2004)
  …r acted in bad faith. See id. at 14 (concluding that the “lack of a formal offer to settle does not preclude a finding of bad faith,” but is merely one factor to be considered by the jury); Gen. Accident Fire & Life Assurance Cotrp. v. Am. Cas. Co., 390 So. 2d 761, 765 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980) (same). Therefore, the Second District erred in ruling as a matter of law that Infinity did not breach its good faith duty to inform and advise Berges of settlement opportunities. C. Whether Competent Substantial Evidence Su…

Authorities Cited

• Adams v. Adams, 371 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979)