Globe Life is being sued by a former executive who claims he was fired for blowing the whistle on "potentially illegal" sales practices.
Scott Dehning claims that Globe Life and subsidiary American Income Life Insurance Co. fired him in May 2023 after he reported "a clear practice of unethical and potentially illegal business practices" to Michigan regulators.
The lawsuit was initially filed in Michigan state court, but Globe Life petitioned to have the case transferred to federal court in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Dehning was vice president of field operations from September 2015 until he was fired. In that role, he supervised about 17 state general agents, the lawsuit said.
In the original eight-page complaint filed in August, Dehning said he viewed certain sales practices with growing uneasiness. Dehning does not detail the behavior in question. He eventually investigated and confirmed the "unethical and potentially illegal sales practices," sharing his findings with the Globe Life executive team, the lawsuit states.
Globe Life did not respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit, but the insurer denied all claims in a response to Dehning's lawsuit. The insurer also filed a motion to dismiss for "lack of personal jurisdiction." Globe Life is "a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Texas," the motion noted.
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