Maryland Insurance Co. v. Head Industrial Coatings & Services, Inc.

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

This is a bad faith insurance case with liability premised on violations of the Insurance Code. Maryland Insurance Company appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of its insured, Head Industrial Coatings and Services, Inc., and also appeals from a take-nothing judgment rendered against it on its third-party action against Gans & Smith Insurance Agency. The primary issues on ap*223peal involve the existence of a viable cause of action under the Insurance Code for unfair claims settlement practices and bad faith conduct by an insurer on a third-party liability policy, the…