BHARWANI et al v. LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP. et al

  1. October 06, 2023

    Lincoln National To Pay $109M To Rate Increase Fund

    Owners of more than 50,000 Lincoln National Corp. life insurance policies will split a pool of $109 million to settle claims that Lincoln imposed burdensome cost-of-insurance charges to force policy lapses and avoid paying benefits, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled.

  2. September 12, 2017

    Lincoln National Must Face Class Action Over COI Increases

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday found a group of Lincoln National Corp. life insurance policyholders have stated a case for breach of contract in their class action against the company for cost of insurance rate increases, although he trimmed a few of their state law claims.