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0750 State Compensation Insurance Fund has an obligation to handle workers' compensation claims against its insured with a good faith regard for the resulting effects on the insured's premiums and dividends; a pattern of negligence in processing claims could be evidence of bad faith by SCIF resulting in liability for general tort damages as well as punitive damages.CitationTRICOR v SCIF (SCIF Liability) 30 CA4 230 [See: Courtesy v SuperCt 8 CA4 1504, T/AT 4/93; Maxon v SCIF 16 CA4 1387, T/AT 9/93; Security v SCIF 17 CA4 887, T/AT 10/93]
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