Description: This article is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 17. The author summarizes recent court cases involving life insurance law.

Description: This article summarizes the following insurance-related legal cases from 1959 and 1960: 1. McCarran Act-FTC Jurisdiction-Mail Order Insurance: Federal Trade Commission v. Traveler's Health Association, 2. New York Premium Notice Statute-Notice to Assignee: Maloney v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 3. Good Health Clause-Waiver and Estoppel: Souter v. State Mutual Life Assurance Company, 4. Insurable Interest of Corporation-Proceeds of Policy as Taxable Income: Ducros v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 5. Stock Life Company-Rights of Participating Policyholders-Charter Limitations: Ohio State Life Insurance Company v. Clark 6. Policy Restriction Against Assignment-Direction to Pay Cash Value: Magus v. National Life and Accident Insurance Company, 7. Creditor's Right-Insurance Purchased with Loan Procured with Fictitious Collateral: First National Bank v. Pope, and 8. Officer Unworthy of the Public Confidence-Constitutionality of Texas Statute: Jordan v. State Board of Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 32.