BENESOWITZ v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS.CO., 92 (N.Y. 6-27-2007)

Opinion by Judge GRAFFEO.

Following certification of a question by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and acceptance of the question by this Court pursuant to section 500.27 of the Rules of Practice of the New York State Court of Appeals, and after hearing argument by counsel for the parties and consideration of the briefs and the record submitted, certified question answered as follows: New York Insurance Law 3234(a) (2) means that a policy may impose a 12-month waiting period during which no benefits will be paid for disability stemming from a pre-existing condition and arising in the first 12 months of coverage.