Description: This section presents and summarizes insurance-related legal cases of 1953 including: 1. GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACTPERPETUAL OBLIGATION: Freeport Sulphur Company v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, 2. SERVICE OF PROCESSUNAUTHORIZED INSURER: Parmalee v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Association, 3. ORAL PLEDGE OR ASSIGNMENTCREDITOR'S RIGHT: Commercial National Bank v. Chapman, 4. DOUBLE INDEMNITYMILITARY EXCLUSION: Weissman v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 5. LIQUIDATION OF MUTUAL COMPANYJURISDICTION OF INSURANCE COMMISSlONER: Allyn v. Hull, 6. AVIATION EXCLUSIONPARACHUTE JUMP: Smith v. Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association, 7. SETTLEMENT OPTIONTESTAMENTARY DISPOSITION: Hall v. Mutual Life Insurance Company, 8. PURCHASE OF HOME OFFICE PROPERTYINSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT'S APPROVAL: Guardian Life Insurance Company vs. Bohlinger, 9. LOAN VALUE: DISABILITY AND DOUBLE INDEMNITY RESERVES: Chastang v. Mutual Life Insurance Company, 10. CONVERSION OF GROUP INSURANCESUICIDE: Lineberry v. Security Life and Trust Company, 11. DOUBLE INDEMNITYMILITARY EXCLUSION: Western Reserve Life Insurance Company vs. Meadows

Description: This section presents and summarizes major life insurance-related legal cases from 1956, including claims issues, contract interpretation and misrepresentation by applicants.

Description: This section presents multiple insurance-related legal cases from 1954: 1. AVIATION EXCLUSlON PILOT: Ezell v. Atlantic Life Insurance Company, 2. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL INCOME TAX-OIL ROYALTIES AND BONUS: Great National Life Insurance Company v. Campbell, 3. SIMILAR CORPORATE NAMESADMISSlON TO Do BUSINESS IN STATE : United Life Insurance Company v. United Insurance Company, 4. DOUBLE INDEMNITY MILITARY EXCLUSION: Langlas v. Iowa Life Insurance Company, 5. STATUTE REQUIRING COPY OF APPLICATION TO BE ATTACHED-FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY: Wheeler v. Ben Hur Life Association, 6. BENEFICIARY'S RIGHT TO ASCERTAIN AND TO PAY PREMIUM: American Life Insurance Company v. Hauer, 7. QUARTERLY PREMIUM IN EXCESS OF ONE-QUARTER OF ANNUAL RATE: Cohen v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 8. SETTLEMENT OPTION-TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITION: Hall vs. Mutual Life Insurance Company, 9. DEATH DUTIESLIABILITY OF COMPANY UNDER ANNUITY: Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company v. Dimond, 10. DELIVERY OF POLICYPOLICY MAILED TO AGENT: Mid-Continent Life Insurance Company vs. Dees,

Description: Recent life insurance cases are discussed in this report. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: This paper presents the following insurance cases: United States v. Henning, Hogan v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance, Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Weigel, Freeport Sulphur Company v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Mabbitt v. Wilkerson, Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Daniels, Motors Insurance Corporation v. Robinson, Neff v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Re Schwarz' Estate from Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Harding v. Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company, Beley v. Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Reed, and Toulouse v. New York Life Insurance Company.

Description: Topics and cases discussed include: Pension Plan Tort Liability for Incomplete Information: Gediman v. Anheuser Busch Deposit with State Treasurer Liability for Release to Insurance Commissioner: Hometrust Life Insurance Company v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company.

Description: This paper looks at the following cases: 1. DOING BUSINESS BY MAIL SERVICE OF PROCESS: Travelers Heath Association v. Virginia, 2. AVIATION EXCLUSION FAILURE OF INSURED TO SIGN RESTRICTIVE RIDER: McDaniel v. California-Western States Life Insurance Company, 3. WAR RIDER WAIVER BY ACCEPTANCE OF PREMIUMS: White v. New York Life Insurance Company, 4. MISREPRESENTATION IN APPLICATION MINORS BINDING EFFECT: Modern Woodmen of America v. Stevens, 5. DISABILITY BENEFITS INSANITY AS EXCUSING NOTICE: Chagnon v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 6. AGENTS' COMPENSATION AMOUNT NOT AGREED TO IN ADVANCE: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Durkin, 7. GOVERNMENT ALLOTMENTPAYMENT OF PREMIUMS IN ERROR: Atlas Life Insurance Company v. Davis, 8. EFFECTIVE DATESUBSTANDARD INSURANCE: Republic National Life Insurance Company v. Hall.

Description: This paper presents and summarizes major insurance-related legal cases of 1959. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: This section presents and summarizes major insurance-related legal cases of 1957, including a case regarding interpretation of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 with amendments, FIT deduction of group disability benefits, FTC jurisdiction over advertising, group life employee ineligibility and incontestable clause, date of reinstatement, and claims issues.

Description: This paper examines the following cases from 1963: 1.MISREPRESENTATION CHOICE OF LAW: Fleet Messenger Service v. Life Insurance Company of North America, 2. LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENT DELAY CONFLICT of LAWS:Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware v. Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, 3. MISREPRESENTATION SUBSTANDARD POLICY: Turner v. Manhattan Life Insurance Company, 4. AVIATION RESTRICTION DEATH BY DROWNING AFTER CRASH: Rauch vs. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, 5. LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL INCOME TAX-TAX EXEMPT INTEREST: Atlas Life Insurance Company vs. United States of America, 6. DIVIDEND LESS THAN ANNUAL PREMIUM- DUTY OF INSURER TO APPLY DlVIDEND: Simmons 9. Cambridge Savings Bank, 7. ACCIDENTAL MEANS HEART ATTACK CAUSED BY EXERTION: Linden Motor Freight Company v. Travelers Insurance Company