Peters v. Ætna Life Insurance Co. of Hartford

Plaintiff brought action on a group insurance policy for death of her son, Chester Peters. The policy provides:

“The insurance of any employee shall automatically cease when the employee fails to make the required premium contribution, or upon termination of employment; except that if any employee is absent on account of sickness or injury, temporarily laid off, granted leave of absence, pensioned or retired, his insurance shall continue until it is terminated by the employer.”

It also contained the conversion privilege upon termination of employment and provision for individual certificates to…