Legal Opinion
Mega Life & Health Insurance v. Pieniozek Ex Rel. Estate of Pieniozek
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 2008No. 07-10539PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
I. Overview
The primary issue in this case is whether MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company (“MEGA”) can rescind a life insurance policy issued by it on the ground that the insured overstated her income in the application for the policy. We conclude that there are genuine issues of material fact as to whether MEGA had a good faith underwriting policy which would have caused it to reject her application, or reduce the amount of coverage afforded, had it had known the insured’s true income. We also conclude that the district court properly determined that an “autopsy” was performed within the…
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