With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". to have been rejected solely on the ground that this amount had not been tendered within the time period prescribed by appellant’s counsel. (emphasis added). In State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Marcum, Ky., 420 S.W.2d 113 (1967), (overruled on other grounds, 531 S.W.2d 493, 500 (1976)) the Court of Appeals again addressed the issue of bad faith in the context of a failure to settle a claim for policy limits. The court, in affirming a judgment against an insurer for bad faith, noted that (a) clear liability, (b) the seriousness of the injuries sustained and (c) the failure to seize the opportunity to settle the case for the policy limits of $20,000 resulted in sufficient evidence of bad faith. Compare Harvin v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., Ky., 428 S.W.2d 213 (1968) (<HOLDING>). For several years the law of Kentucky on the

A: holding that insured may recover attorneys fees from insurer where insurer acts in bad faith
B: holding that no cause of action for bad faith exists when insurer has reasonable grounds to contest liability
C: holding insurer not liable for bad faith when it denied insureds claim based on a good faith dispute regarding the interpretation of a rule
D: holding there can be no claim for bad faith when an insurer has promptly denied a claim that is in fact not covered
B.