Dilger v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance

¶ 1. Insurers in Wisconsin are required by Wis. Stat. § 628.46(1) (2013-14)1 to "promptly pay every insurance claim" within thirty *417days after the insurer is furnished a written notice of a covered loss and the amount of the loss. In Kontowicz v. American Standard Insurance Co., 2006 WI 48, 290 Wis. 2d 302, 714 N.W.2d 105, our supreme court concluded that § 628.46 is applicable in the third-party context with the following caveats: (1) "there can be no question of liability on the part of the insured," (2) "the amount of the damages must be in a sum certain amount," and (3) "the claimant must…