Legal Opinion
Davis v. Continental Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 1986No. A027880PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HANING, J.
We are called upon to determine whether the prohibitions of Insurance Code section 790.03, subdivision (h), apply to independent insurance adjusters retained by insurance companies to investigate and resolve claims.
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Underwriters Adjusting Company, an independent insurance adjuster, was retained by Continental Insurance Company to investigate and adjust a claim with respondents Ronald and Michele Davis. Settlement negotiations failed, Continental denied the claim, and respondents sued Continental and Underwriters for, inter alia, violation of section 790.03, subdivisions…
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