Insured Failed To Show Disability Insurer Acted With Reckless Disregard, Judge Says

(May 21, 2024, 9:00 AM EDT) -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge granted a disability insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s claims for violation of the Kentucky Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act (KUCSPA) and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing because the insured failed to show that the insurer acted with reckless disregard when it determined that the insured was entitled to only residual disability benefits and not total disability benefits....