Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. v. Bennett

Andrews, Judge.

Mariana Bennett sued Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. (Blue Cross), the administrator of her health insurance policy, seeking to recover a bad faith penalty and attorney fees under OCGA § 33-4-6 for Blue Cross’s failure to pay a covered loss within 60 days after she demanded payment of benefits. We granted Blue Cross’s application for an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment.

Bennett was covered by a health insurance plan administered by Blue Cross when she incurred the medical expenses at issue on or about August 25,…