Independent Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Harrington

The defendant, Independent Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Independent Life”), appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Maggie Harrington, in a fraudulent suppression action. We affirm conditionally.

I. Facts

Independent Life is a home service insurance company that markets various health and hospitalization policies. These policies have different age termination provisions; certain types of policies terminate when the insured reaches age 65 or becomes eligible for Medicare, while others reduce benefits by half when the insured reaches age 65 and *894then…