Panel Says Insured Should Be Permitted To Amend Claims In Life Insurance Dispute

(June 8, 2018, 3:14 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 25 dismissed an appeal and remanded the insured’s suit alleging that a life insurer breached its contract and acted in bad faith by increasing the policy premiums after determining that the insured should be provided the opportunity to amend the complaint to plead additional facts to support the claims alleged against the insurer (William Hancock Sr. v. Americo Financial Life and Annuity Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-1976, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 13890)....