Death Benefits Are Payable Only To Designated Beneficiary Under ERISA

Mealey's (July 13, 2018, 10:34 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 11 affirmed a district court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, agreeing with the lower court that the death benefits can be paid only to the designated beneficiary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Emma Cehovic-Dixneuf v.  Lisa Wong, No. 17-1532, 7th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 18853)....