Equipco International, LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's

McFADDEN, Judge.

This appeal concerns whether OCGA § 33-4-7 — which imposes upon the issuer of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy affirmative duties related to adjusting, investigating and settling certain losses — applies to the issuer of a cargo liability insurance policy. The trial court held that it did not, and accordingly it granted summary judgment to Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (“Underwriters”) in a bad faith claim asserted under OCGA § 33-4-7 by Equipco International, LLC (“Equipco”). We agree with the trial court that the cargo liability insurance policy is not a…