Pepper v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.

RULING

ROBERT G. JAMES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This is a dispute over a denial of accidental death insurance benefits. Defendant Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. (“Mutual of Omaha”) issued a policy of insurance to Kenneth A. Pepper (“Mr. Pepper”) in 2008. When he died in 2014, Mutual of Omaha denied payment to Mr. Pepper’s wife and beneficiary, Plaintiff Vicki Pepper (“Mrs. Pepper”).

Pending are cross-motions for summary judgment filed by Mrs. Pepper [Doc. No. 30] and Mutual of Omaha [Doc. No. 32]. For the'following reasons, Mutual of Omaha’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, and Mrs.…