A California state court class action lawsuit has accused Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Co. of terminating hundreds of policies without lawful reminders and allegedly disregarding the grace period provisions required by state law.

In a complaint filed Feb. 28 by attorneys of Nicholas & Tomasevic, in San Diego, California; Singleton Schreiber in Sacramento, California; and Winters & Associates in La Mesa, California, the plaintiff, James Fox, on behalf of a others similarly situated, allege that Genworth has knowingly and systemically terminated the policies held by customers since 2013.