Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claims Against Life Insurer Dismissed

(November 14, 2019, 2:54 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on Nov. 4 dismissed a breach of contract claim and a bad faith claim against a life insurer because the plaintiffs’ allegations, which arise out of the life insurer’s increase in policy premiums, do not support a claim for breach of contract or for bad faith (Brighton Trustees, et al. v. Transamerica Life Insurance Co., No. 19-4210, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 193359)....