How does insurance co. handle a premise liability lawsuit?

How does insurance company handle premises liabilty lawsuit? If their client is was at fault for negligence do they offer to settle?After their client turn in the papers(lawsuit) to their insurance what does he insurance do? How long to they take to contact the plantiff's lawyer?

The insurance company's attorneys evaluate the claim and the cost of defending it against the likely award, if any, should the case go to trial. After that evaluation they may decide to settle or litigate.

How long the analysis takes depends upon the circumstances of the case, and whether there is any suspicion that the case might be fraudulent.

If there is a lawsuit, the amount of time to they take to respond depends upon the rules and laws governing the court in which the case is brought.

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