Hudson v. AIG National Insurance

SAUNDERS, Judge.

|, This case involves an automobile accident where the insured filed suit against her insurer under her uninsured/underin-sured policy not only for the balance of her policy, but also for penalties that were eventually awarded under La.R.S. 22:1973. The trial court found that the insurer had acted arbitrarily, capriciously, and without probably cause in denying the insured’s claim. As such, under La.R.S. 22:1973(B)(5), the trial court awarded the insured an amount double her damages as a penalty to the insurer for its actions.

The insurer filed this appeal, alleging four…