Pioneer Ins. Co. v. Alliance Ins. Co.

The plaintiff, the Pioneer Life Insurance Company, instituted an action in the circuit court of Peoria county against the defendant, the Alliance Life Insurance Company, to recover the amount alleged to be due on a reinsurance policy issued by the Peoria Life Insurance Company (hereinafter called Peoria) to plaintiff upon the life of Joseph Marzano. By its complaint, plaintiff charged that defendant assumed the liability of Peoria under a reinsurance agreement entered into between defendant and the receiver of Peoria. Answering, the defendant denied liability, asserting that it did not assume…