Benson v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TERRENCE L. O’BRIEN, United States Circuit Judge.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Michael Benson (Benson) appeals from the summary judgment entered for Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company. The judgment upheld Hartford’s denial of benefits under his wife’s life insurance pol icy. Prior to the death of Benson’s wife, Kristy, Hartford’s policy administrator determined she was able to work a sedentary part-time job. As a result, Hartford concluded she was not totally disabled under her policy terms and terminated her life insurance premium waiver (which had been granted due to her total disability). It…
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