National Plan Administrators, Inc. v. National Health Insurance Co.
Texas Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson
National Health Insurance Company, Inc., contracted with National Plan Administrators, Inc. (NPA), for NPA to perform third-party administrator duties for cancer insurance policies issued by National Health. When National Health decided to exit the cancer insurance market, NPA “rolled” most of the cancer policies to Hartford Insurance Company. National Health sued NPA and obtained a jury finding that NPA breached its general fiduciary duty to National Health. We hold that NPA did not owe National Health a general fiduciary duty. We reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and render judgment…
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