Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company v. American Guaranty Life Insurance Company

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

American Guaranty Life Insurance Company appeals the granting of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment. The district court, finding no genuine issue as to any material fact, construed relevant provisions of the California Insurance Code to permit a prior carrier of group medical coverage to terminate an extension of benefits to a totally disabled insured when replacement insurance becomes effective, shifting responsibility for payment of benefits to the replacement insurer. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 14, 1977, Pacific…