Smith v. Natl. W. Life

MELODY J. STEWART, J.:

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant Anthony Smith sold annuity policies as an agent for defendant-appellee National Western Life Insurance Company. After National Western settled a lawsuit brought by one of Smith's clients, it terminated Smith's agency contract and charged him back for the commissions it paid him on that account under Smith's personal guaranty. Smith filed for bankruptcy and a third party satisfied the charge-back. National Western listed Smith's name with Vector One, an insurance industry service that provides agent screening tools to insurance companies, such as…