Unreasonable Expectations - The Construction of Group Insurance Policy Provisions: Howard v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
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Authors
Leahy, Michael J.
Issue Date
1994
Volume
27
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|Because of the escalating cost of medical services and thus insurance premiums, employers sponsoring group insurance plans have been forced to decide between paying much more than the amount budgeted for employee health care or cancelling employee coverage altogether. This increase in premiums and decrease in coverage has produced considerable litigation over claims of vested rights to continuing coverage under cancelled or terminated group insurance policies. In an effort to reach an equitable solution to the problem, the courts have borrowed from existing principles of insurance policy construction, such as the doctrines of ambiguity and reasonable expectations...
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27 Creighton L. Rev. 287 (1993-1994)
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Creighton University School of Law