U.S. High Court Denies Certiorari Petition Regarding AD&D ‘Crime’ Benefits Denial

Mealey's (November 22, 2021, 12:52 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 22 denied a beneficiary’s petition for a writ of certiorari on an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision that overturned a lower court’s ruling and upheld a life and accident plan’s denial of benefits under a “crime” exclusion on the basis that the insured was speeding and passing improperly....