Legal Opinion
Speakman v. Allmerica Financial Life Ins. & Annuity Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 21, 2005No. Civil Action 04-40077-FDSPublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
SAYLOR, Judge.
This is a claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and for unfair and deceptive trade practices in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 93A. Plaintiffs are insurance agents who sold variable annuities on behalf of defendant Allmeriea Financial Life Insurance & Annuity Company (“AFLIAC”). According to the complaint, plaintiffs contractually agreed to repay past commissions to AF-LIAC on certain variable annuities in return for a stream of future, potentially higher, “trail” commissions on those annuities.…
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