SCHAEFER v. PHYSICIANS PLUS INS. CORP.

No. 91-2151.

174 Wis.2d 488 (1993)

497 N.W.2d 776

Father Verne SCHAEFER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHYSICIANS PLUS INSURANCE CORPORATION, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the brief of William H. Gergen of Gergen & Gergen, S.C. of Beaver Dam.

For the defendant-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Claude J. Covelli and Joyce L. Kiel of Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field of Madison.

Before Gartzke, P.J., Dykman and Sundby, JJ.


GARTZKE, P.J.

Verne Schaefer appeals from a judgment dismissing his complaint against Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation for breach of contract to pay his heart transplant expenses under a group health insurance plan. The primary issue is whether Physicians had a duty to notify Schaefer of a coverage change. We conclude that Physicians had a statutory obligation only to notify the state group insurance board (board), the policyholder, and no duty to notify Schaefer...

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