8 Dec 2022
CATHERWOOD v ASTERON LIFE LIMITED [2022] NZHC 3296
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3296
- Court
- High Court
The Court held that the policy definition of "terminal illness" is to be construed to take into account the effect of available medical treatment on life expectancy; accordingly Asteron correctly declined the terminal illness claim and did not breach the policy.