Legal Opinion
Michele M. Pitts v. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and Donald Schiffer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 6, 2012No. 11–0117PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZAGER, Justice.
This case requires us to determine whether a life insurance agent owes a duty of care to the intended beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Additionally, we must decide whether a life insurance agent can be liable for negligent misrepresentation when he provides information to the insured and the intended beneficiary regarding the beneficiary designation listed on the life insurance policy. If we determine that an intended beneficiary is owed a duty of care and that a life insurance agent providing information regarding the identity of a beneficiary is a proper defendant in a…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. HillmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Lucas v. HammCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- State v. SeeringSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
- Thompson v. KaczinskiSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
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