HUBERMAN v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. 85-2073.

492 So.2d 416 (1986)

Elaine HUBERMAN, Appellant, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation Authorized to Do Business in the State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing and Certification of Question Denied September 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia E. Levine, of Fazio, Dawson & DiSalvo, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert M. Curtis, of Saunders, Curtis, Ginestra & Gore, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


GUNTHER, Judge.

Appellant appeals an order dismissing her complaint with prejudice for failure to state a cause of action. We reverse.

The issue is whether or not an insurer has a duty to an applicant for a policy of life insurance to either accept or reject said application within a reasonable length of time after receiving the application, accepting the initial payment, and advising the applicant that he is an acceptable risk. We agree with the appellant...

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