( August 21, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — An auto insurer did not act in bad faith in handling an insured’s claim for the total loss of his vehicle because there is no evidence in the record showing that the appraisal company’s valuation of the vehicle was flawed or that the insurer acted in bad faith by relying on the valuation when making a settlement offer to the insured, the majority of an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said in affirming a district court’s partial summary judgment ruling....