Tate v. American General Life Insurance Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND CRESTON TATE, et al., * Plaintiffs, * v. * Civil Action No. RDB-21-02726 AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE * INSURANCE COMPANY, * Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMORANDUM OPINION This insurance coverage dispute turns on the scope of an insurer’s obligation to pay death benefits under three multimillion-dollar life insurance policies. In 1999, Plaintiffs Creston Tate (“Tate”) and the 1999 Tate Family Irrevocable Trust (the “Trust”) purchased three policies from Defendant, the American General Life Insurance Company (“American…