Citizens Property Insurance Co. v. Bertot

Citizens Property Insurance Company petitions for a writ of certiorari regarding an insurance case brought by homeowners in the circuit court. 1 Concluding that the two questions of law presented by this case are unsettled and are pending before the Supreme Court of Florida, we deny the petitions.

The first question presented is whether an insured may prosecute a common law claim for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing by an insurer based on the alleged failure of the insurer to investigate and assess the insured’s claim within a reasonable time. Such a claim is alleged by…