Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claims Against Disability Income Insurer Dismissed

(April 8, 2021, 1:14 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma federal judge on March 26 dismissed claims for breach of contract and bad faith against a disability income insurer after determining that the insured failed to show that the insurer breached its contract or acted in bad faith in denying a claim for benefits; however, the judge allowed a fraud claim based on alleged misrepresentations made by the insurer’s agent to proceed....