9th Circ. Says Pre-2013 Life Policies Needn't Get Lapse Forms

By Hope Patti · September 23, 2026, 2:04 PM EDT

Life insurers are not required to send designation forms to California policyholders whose policies were issued before 2013, when a state law requiring carriers to provide applicants with a form to...

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Case Information

Case Title

Barbara Linhart v. New York Life Insurance Company et al

Case Number

5:21-cv-01640

Court

California Central

Nature of Suit

Insurance

Date Filed

September 28, 2021


Case Title

Linhart v. New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation, et al.

Case Number

25-490

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

January 24, 2025