Alvarez v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Alvarez v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Opinion of the Court
The single arguable issue presented on this appeal from a summary final judgment for the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company is the argument of the appellant (an insured employee under a group insurance policy between the employer and the insurer, John Hancock) that a group insurance policy may not be amended to decrease benefits without notification to insured employees. We think this position is
Affirmed.
. “ . . . the question [arises concerning] whether the employer may cancel or modify the master group policy without knowledge of or notice to the insured employee or his beneficiary.
“In a number of cases the view has been expressed, mostly in the form of dicta, that an employer may, before liability has attached as to an insured employee, validly cancel or modify a master group policy without notice to such employee unless the policy or an applicable statute provides otherwise.”
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.