I recently had a brother who commited suicide,

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I recently had a brother who commited suicide,

His life insurance policy states no payment in suicide cases, It had been over a year of coverage before this happened. Are there Alabama laws to help me collet on this policy?

Asked on May 21, 2009 under Insurance Law, Alabama

Answers:

B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 14 years ago | Contributor

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

I've never heard of a complete exclusion of suicide from a life insurance policy, although having no coverage for that for the first one or two years of a policy isn't unusual at all.  In many states, the language of an insurance policy has to be approved by the state government.

You should take the policy to an attorney familiar with insurance law, to be certain that the company's refusal to pay is proper.  One place to find a lawyer is our website, http://attorneypages.com


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