Legal Opinion
The Taggart Corporation v. Life and Health Benefits Administration, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1980No. 79-3285PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
The Security Multiple Employers Trust [SMET], appellee, provides group insurance to employers too small to qualify for group rates on their own. Employers subscribe to SMET and thereby become members of SMET’s “group” of subscribers; SMET then pools the “group’s” premiums and purchases insurance on their behalf. Taggart Corp., appellant, whose sole employee is Stanley M. Kansas, appellant, subscribed to SMET in 1976. Kansas and his family thereupon enjoyed health insurance protection, via SMET, from a carrier of SMET’s choosing. Kansas claimed benefits for his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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