Legal Opinion
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. v. Chubb Custom Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 9, 2010No. 07-0958PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
Applicants for life insurance coverage sued Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) alleging negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. After settling the applicants’ claims, Farm Bureau sued its insurers and its insurance broker claiming entitlement to reimbursement for the costs incurred in the settlement. Farm Bureau appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the insurers. We affirm.
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
A. The Underlying Tort Claim. John and Mary Smith 1 applied for life insurance through Farm Bureau in October 1999. Tests…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Interstate Power Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
- Henschel v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- First Newton National Bank v. General Casualty Co. of WisconsinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
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