Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America v. Zerance

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a court “may not rewrite the insurance contract, under the guise of judicial interpretation”
• construing a similar medical insurance termination provision and extended loss provision to operate in this fashion
• construing a similar medical insurance termination provision and extended loss provision to operate in this fashion
• “Public policy is to be ascertained by reference to the laws and legal precedents and not from general considerations of supposed public interest”
• clear provisions of termination clause in question were part of insurance contract and permitted termination of coverage, upon notice, after the covered disability was incurred, but only upon express notice
• clear provisions of termination clause in question were part of insurance contract and permitted termination of coverage, upon notice, after the covered disability was incurred, but only upon express notice

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