· 10/23/1987
Romano v. New England Mutual Life Insurance
Citations
- 362 S.E.2d 334
- 178 W. Va. 523
- 1987 W. Va. LEXIS 622
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding unambiguous policy exclusion not applicable because promotional materials provided to the insured led him to a reasonable belief that he was covered under the policy
- \a violation of [Subsection (9)] by an insurer gives rise to a private right of action in favor of an aggrieved insured or beneficiary\
- \We recognized in Jenkins . . . that a violation of [Subsection (9)] by an insurer gives rise to a private right of action in favor of an aggrieved insured or beneficiary.\
- “Where an insurer provides sales or promotional materials to an insured under a group insurance policy, which the insurer knows or should know will be relied upon by the insured, any conflict between such materials and the master policy will be resolved in favor of the insured.”
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Judges: Miller
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