Wathor v. Mutual Assurance Administrators, Inc.

2004 OK 2 · Case No. 97696

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Holding / issue summary

A plan administrator may owe an insurer-like duty only when it acts sufficiently like an insurer; this administrator did not, and its service contract did not obligate it to pay the insured's claim.

Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Docket: 97696
Decided: January 20, 2004
Issue: Insurance & Bad Faith
Posture: Certiorari review of summary judgment for third-party administrator
Disposition: Court of Civil Appeals vacated; trial court affirmed
Origin: Not mapped — consult opinion
Authentication: Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) checked 2026-08-13
Citator: Not citator-checked

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