9th Circuit Says Life Insurer Did Not Act In Bad Faith In Canceling Policy

Mealey's (June 15, 2018, 1:21 PM EDT) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 14 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a bad faith claim against a life insurer after determining that the insurer acted reasonably in canceling a life insurance policy following the insured’s failure to pay the policy premium (Anna Nowak v. Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Co., No. 17-35799, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 16001)....