Herman Brettler v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 77 Herman Brettler, &c., Appellant, v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Respondent. David Benhaim, for appellant. Aaron Van Oort, for respondent. Life Insurance Council of New York, Inc. et al., amici curiae. HALLIGAN, J.: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has asked us to determine whether, where a life insurance policy provides that “assignment will be effective upon Notice” in writing to the insurer, the…