Legal Opinion
Premium Finance Co. v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided April 15, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-1240PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
LITTLE, District Judge.
The newly-enacted La.Rev.Stat.Ann. 22:1220 creates for insurers a duty to make a reasonable effort to settle claims. Before the court is the motion for summary judgment of Employers Reinsurance Corporation, asking the court to hold not only that the new statute is not to be applied retroactively but also that it does not regulate or measure an insurer’s conduct after the commencement of litigation.
Briefly, this action arises out of the nefarious dealings of Andre Coco on behalf of Edgar Coco Agency, Inc. This insurance agency procured loans from Premium Finance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lott v. HaleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Graham v. Sequoya Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Thibaut v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Vander Sluys v. FinfrockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Curatorship of ParksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
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