Insurance. Torts. Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act. 
Murphy  vs. Travelers Cas. and Surety Co.
COA, NPO 1/17/2014
Here the COA stated the obvious and affirmed the dismissal of a claim of violation of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act because the underlying insurance policy had lapsed and was not in force at the time of the alleged conduct.  Or as stated much better than I

The courts of this Commonwealth have continually held that absent a contractual obligation, i.e., an insurance policy, there can be no bad faith cause of action and no violation of the UCSPA. See Davidson v. American Freightways, Inc., 25 S.W.3d 94 (Ky. 2000); Wittmer v. Jones, 864 S.W.2d 885 (Ky. 1993); Kentucky Nat. Ins. Co. v. Shaffer, 155 S.W.3d 738 (Ky. App. 2004). We are bound by those decisions.