Life Insurance Lewisville Company Mutual of America Settles Lawsuit for $2.75 Million

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LifeInsurance LewisvilleCompany MutualofAmerica SettlesLawsuit

LifeinsuranceLewisvillecompanyMutualofAmerica LifeInsuranceCo.

recentlyagreedtosettlealawsuitby currentandformerparticipantsina401(K) planwhoallegedERISAviolations regardingrecord-keepingfeesaswellas theuseofproprietaryinvestmentsinthe definedcontributionplan.

Theamounttheyagreedtopaywasastaggering$2.75 million,whichnowmustbeapprovedbyaU.S.

DistrictCourt.
MutualofAmericaLifeInsuranceCo. had$471millioninassetsas ofDecember31,2021.

AccordingtothePensions&Investmentsreport,MutualofAmericawassuedinSeptember2022, arguing"Thatthe401(K)playwasfilledwithMutualofAmericaLifeInsurance'sowninvestment productsthatwereexpensiveand/orpoor-performingcomparedwithinvestmentsinthemarketplace." Mutualof

"Althoughdefendantsdisputetheallegations anddenyliabilityforanyallegedviolationsof ERISAoranyotherlaw,theydonotoppose thereliefsoughtinthismotion,"saidthe settlementdocumentfiledbyplaintiffs' attorneys.

And,ifthecaseproceededtotrial,defendantsstill mighthaveprevailed."RickThornton,oneofthetop healthandlifeinsuranceagentsinLewisville,said itisimportantforinsurerstodobusinesstheright waywhenitcomestotheproductstheyofferaswell ascreatebalancebetween

"Whileplaintiffsareconfidentthattheywouldhaveprevailedon thependingmotiontodismiss,therewasariskthatthecourt mighthavedismissedtheclaims.

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