Hyde v. Humana Ins. Co., Inc.

STEAGALL, Justice.

John Hyde appeals from a summary judgment for the defendants, Humana Insurance Company, Inc. (“HIC”), and Huma-na, Inc., in his lawsuit alleging breach of contract, bad faith failure to pay an insurance claim, and the tort of outrage.

Hyde, a licensed agent with HIC who sold renewals of Medicare policies, was insured under a group medical insurance policy offered by HIC. That contract became effective on May 1, 1988, and contained a “Major Transplant Benefit Rider,” which provided, in pertinent part:

“MAJOR TRANSPLANT means pretran-splant, transplant and post-discharge…