8th Circuit Upholds AD&D Benefits Denial Over Interpretation Of ‘Ingestion’

Mealey's (October 19, 2022, 1:14 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — Ruling that an insurer’s interpretation of an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policy’s voluntary ingestion exclusion was reasonable and that its application was supported by substantial evidence, an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 18 affirmed a decision against a beneficiary....