A prominent insurer’s practice of proffering below-policy limit settlement offers has resulted in a string of higher payouts for Georgia plaintiffs and their attorneys.

This month alone, Atlanta litigators secured at least $3.5 million in damages exceeding policy limits tied to Allstate Insurance Co.’s handling of auto tort cases.

‘We Felt It Would Be a Big Number’

Ibrahim J. Awad,left, of The Awad Law Firm, and J. Tyler Schermerhorn,right, of The Schermerhorn Firm. Courtesy photos Ibrahim J. Awad, left, of The Awad Law Firm, and J. Tyler Schermerhorn, right, of The Schermerhorn Firm. (Courtesy Photos)