Posts in Life Insurance

Jun 17 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Jemison

Background Mr. Herbert B. Jemison was enrolled in a life insurance policy through his employer. Following his death, a dozen ...

Feb 28 What Happens When an Employer Drops the Ball on Paying an Employee’s Life Insurance Premiums While That Employee is Disabled?

Under most employer-sponsored life insurance policies, an employer is obligated to notify the life insurer that a covered employee ...

Feb 16 Federal Appellate Court Holds Trial Court Was Wrong to Deny Relief to Beneficiary in MetLife Life Insurance Claim

Background Mr. Thayne Watson’s, was covered under his employer’s life insurance plan with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ...

Jan 27 Michigan Court Enters Default for Parties who Failed to Answer Life Insurance Interpleader Complaint

A Michigan federal court entered a default judgment against three parties who failed to answer a life insurance interpleader ...

Aug 16 Michigan Federal Court Awards Life Insurance Benefits from Lincoln Financial to Decedent’s Ex-Wife Over Current Spouse

Michigan federal court awarded life insurance benefits from Lincoln Financial to the ex-wife of the decedent over his spouse at ...

Aug 15 Illinois Court Orders Reliance to Pay Life Insurance Proceeds to Decedent’s Children

A federal court in Illinois ruled that Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance”) was wrong to deny the life insurance ...