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The matter of establishing insurable interest in order to successfully make a claim in a contract of insurance has often been the subject of controversy between insurance companies and claimants.

An individual owns a life insurance policy and the insurance company refuses to pay the death benefit claim when the insured dies. This scenario is not beyond the realm of possibility as many state ...

The plaintiff, a business that operated as a hotel, purchased insurance from the defendant intending to cover loss or damage to both its hotel and an adjoining restaurant property. The restaurant ...