Life Insurer Did Not Breach Contract, Act In Bad Faith In Investigating Claim

Mealey's (May 5, 2020, 12:03 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on May 1 dismissed breach of contract and bad faith claims alleged against a life insurer by a  policy’s beneficiaries after determining that the policy allowed the life insurer to investigate the claim for benefits because the policyholder died within two years of the policy being issued (James Peter Ingegno, et al. v. Pruco Life Insurance Co., No. 20-385, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78095)....