Hartford Life Ins. Co. v. EINHORN EX REL. MEHRING

SPATT, District Judge.

This case pits a surviving niece of the decedent against her brother and sister in a dispute over the proceeds of a life insurance policy. The key issue presented is whether a signed but undated Change of Beneficiary form constituted “substantial compliance” with the requirements for changing the beneficiaries of the policy.

This case began as a federal interpleader action, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1335, in which the plaintiff Hartford Life Insurance Company (“Hartford”) sought to deposit with the Court the proceeds of a group life insurance policy (“the Policy”)…