The Pennsylvania Supreme Court published perhaps its most anticipated insurance case of the year: Rancosky v. Washington National Ins. Co., 2017 WL 4296351 (Sep. 28. 2017). In Rancosky, the court held that in order to prevail on a claim for insurer bad faith under 42 Pa. C.S. § 8371, a plaintiff must present clear and convincing evidence that an insurer lacked a reasonable basis for denying benefits under a policy, and the insurer knew of or recklessly disregarded its lack of a reasonable basis. The court held that evidence as to an insurer’s self-interest, ill-will, or “subjectively improper motive&rdquo
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