Judge Deems $200,000 Life Policy Void For Insured’s Health Misrepresentations

(June 21, 2024, 1:39 PM EDT) -- TAKOMA, Wash. — A Washington federal judge on June 20 granted a life insurer’s motion for default judgment and declared a $200,000 life insurance policy void ab initio, finding that the insured’s misrepresentations in his insurance application weigh in favor of default judgment and that the insurer is entitled to rescind the policy due to the insured’s false statements about his health status....