Carman v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

Ruth Carman appeals from the superior court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Prudential Insurance Company. The superior court held that her action on a life insurance policy was barred by the ' statute of limitations. At issue is the time of commencement of the statute of limitations on a life insurance policy claim where the beneficiary relies upon the statutory presumption of death arising from the insured’s disappearance. We hold that the applicable six-year statute of limitations commences to run at the end of the period required to give rise to the…