Corum v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance

OPINION AND ORDER

KARL S. FORESTER, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Judgment Reversing Administrative Decision [DE #20]; the issues having been fully briefed, it is ripe for consideration. The question is whether Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford”) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it made an administrative determination that the estate of Charles Corum was not entitled to accidental death benefits under the terms of his ERISA policy.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The essential facts in this case are not in…