Callaway v. MAMSI Life and Health Ins. Co.

HOLLANDER, Judge.

This life insurance dispute arises from the death of David Callaway (the “Decedent” or the “Insured”), who died in July 2000, at the age of 39, as a result of autoerotic asphyxiation. At the time of death, the Decedent was the named insured under a group life insurance policy (the “Policy”) issued by MAMSI Life and Health Insurance Company (“MAMSI” or the “Insurer”), appellee. John Callaway, the Decedent’s brother, and John Callaway, Jr. and Bennett J. Callaway, the Decedent’s nephews, are the beneficiaries of the Policy and the appellants.

MAMSI refused to pay death benefits…