Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit October 8, 1998, No. 97-3087 (Hightower v. Kirksey)

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

An employee of the United States Postal Service, Pink Kirksey (“the insured”), was covered under a life insurance policy issued by the defendant-appellee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) pursuant to the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act (“FEGLIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 8701-16.