bad faith

the allegation that insurers have failed to act in good faith i.e. that they have acted in a manner inconsistent with what a reasonable policyholder would have expected. Bad faith can also be attributed to the proposer or assured (IG)

In other languages:

• mala fede [MT] - l-allegazzjoni li l-assiguraturi naqsu milli jaġixxu in bona fede, jiġifieri li aġixxew b'mod inkonsistenti ma' dak li assigurat normali jistenna. Mala fede tista' tiġi attribwita wkoll għal proponent jew l-assigurat (IG)
• malafede [IT]