No Dispute Exists As To Who Is Sole Beneficiary Under Life Insurance Policy

(February 16, 2024, 8:05 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge granted a life insurer’s motion for summary judgment, agreeing with the insurer that an administrative error caused confusion regarding the correct beneficiary under a life insurance policy and finding that bad faith claims alleged against the insurer cannot proceed because two of the claimants do not have standing to assert a bad faith claim and the third claimant, found to be the correct beneficiary under the policy, failed to show that the insurer acted with a dishonest purpose in handling the claim for death benefits....