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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 14 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Bellville v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co..

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1 Bellville v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. Anchor
iowa · 2005
green “a reasonable basis exists for denial of policy benefits if the insured's claim is fairly debatable either on a matter of fact or law.” 7
2 Toby Thornton v. American Interstate Insurance Company
iowa · 2017
green “(1) that the insurer had no reasonable basis for denying benefits under the policy and, (2) the insurer knew, or had reason to know, that its denial was without basis.” 7

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