Pacific Employers Insurance v. United General Insurance

MEMORANDUM RULING ON UNITED GENERAL CLAIMS MANAGEMENT, INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff, Pacific Employers Insurance Company (“Pacific"), originally filed suit against United General Insurance Company (“UGIC”) alleging that UGIC, the primary insurer had arbitrarily, capriciously and in bad faith refused to settle a case within its primary policy limits exposing Pacific, the excess insurer, to liability. UGIC filed a third-party complaint against United General Claims Management, Inc. (“Claims Management”) and its insurer, Evanston…