Mississippi Federal Judge: Divorce Erased Spousal Benefits Under AD&D Policy

JACKSON, Miss. - Because a policyholder and her husband divorced prior to his death, a Mississippi federal judge on Feb. 7 held that her insurer did not breach the policy or act in bad faith by denying death benefits (Beatrice L. VanNorman v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Co., No. 3:11-cv-00416, S.D. Miss.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14291). Full story on lexis.com