MVEL appeared to be null pointer protected when it evaluated our rules ... at least until it got to a Boolean attribute.  In every other instance when an value is null Drools skips over the rule ... however, I get the null pointer exception listed above when Drools goes to execute this rule and the getOwn_eaIsProposedInsuredIndAsBoolean method returns null.

rule "EasyApp Owner Insert"
    ruleflow-group "insert-group"
    when
        $ea : EasyApp(!getOwn_eaIsProposedInsuredIndAsBoolean())
    then
        insert($ea.getOwn_xmParty());
        insert($ea.getOwn_xmAddress());
        insert($ea.getOwn_xmRelation());
end

Can anyone provide me some guidance?