Miller v. Northwestern National Life Insurance

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

California Physicians’ Service, dba Blue Shield of California (“Blue Shield”) appeals the district court’s final judgment in favor of Northwestern National Life Insurance Co. (“Northwestern”). The district court decided that California’s insurance statutes, as interpreted by this court, require Blue Shield to reimburse Northwestern for medical benefits paid pursuant to a health insurance plan. We reverse.

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Raymond Miller became totally disabled in April of 1983. At that time, he was covered primarily under his employer’s insurance plan and secondarily as a dependent under…