Weiner v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc.

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

Robert Weiner, Sr., a gasoline station owner and operator in Broward County, Florida, wanted to obtain group health insurance for himself and family members. Through a Florida association of gasoline retailers, he obtained the coverage for his family which he desired. What he received was a group policy showing a national group, the Service Station Dealers of America, as an employer and designating those covered by the policy as “employees.” The policy never was, however, subscribed to by the Service Station Dealers of America, being signed instead by an insur-*82anee…