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Trief, Olk & Dror is pleased to announce a jury trial victory in Queens County Supreme Court, in March 2023, in a dispute between two claimants of a Metropolitan Life Insurance policy. Our client, the insured’s wife, was designated as the beneficiary in a change of beneficiary form executed in China, where the insured was […]
Trief, Olk & Dror negotiated a settlement for the full $ 1.2 million life insurance policy on behalf of their client, the wife of the insured. The insured had been experiencing mental health issues, in the midst of which he called the insurance company to cancel the life insurance policy. According to the terms of […]
By statute, New York State has strictly limited the ability of insurers to contest the validity of a life insurance policy more than two years after the policy was issued (on grounds other than non-payment of premiums).
Trief, Olk & Dror’s life insurance attorneys frequently encounter scenarios where the insured has missed premium payments at the end of their life due to serious illness or other causes of incapacitation, leading to the policy lapsing – and leaving the beneficiaries without the proceeds the insured intended them to receive.
Before your loved one passed away, he or she decided to purchase a life insurance policy to ensure you wouldn’t be burdened with large debt and that you would have a promising future.
UPDATED NOVEMBER 11, 2020: Trief, Olk & Dror defeated a second challenge to its successful $3 million verdict against William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York (“William Penn”). On September 15, 2020, the New York Court of Appeals (New York’s highest court) rejected William Penn’s motion to hear its appeal of the decision of […]
How to Choose Your Beneficiary Whether You are Married or Unmarried When a married person with children obtains life insurance (whether purchasing it directly or receiving it as a benefit of employment), the usual practice is to designate the spouse as the beneficiary, assuming that any life insurance proceeds would be used to support the […]
Many people apply for, and obtain, life insurance policies as a way to help their loved ones after they have passed away. Through difficult times, a life insurance policy can provide surviving beneficiaries with much-needed financial support, offering a sense of comfort and relief. Unfortunately, some life insurance companies look for any excuse to deny […]
Trief, Olk & Dror has filed a complaint on behalf of its client against American Income Life Insurance Company (“AIL”) in Essex County, New Jersey, alleging that AIL and its agents misled its customers (the beneficiary of the life insurance policy and her now-deceased husband), persuading them to purchase $5,000 in whole life insurance coverage […]
Individuals who have purchased life insurance in New York are protected by certain provisions of New York’s insurance law, so that policies cannot be canceled or payment denied for failure to pay the premiums on time without the insurance company providing adequate notice. If the proper notice is not provided, the policyholder has the benefit […]