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Mdm Group Associates Inc

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MDM Group Associates, Inc. v. Cx Reinsurance Company Ltd. Issue: Did CX breach its fiduciary duty to MDM by declining to renew the ski resorts policies? Rule: 1. As a matter of law, a principal does not owe a fiduciary duty to an agent. 2. An agent has a fiduciary duty towards its principal’s benefit in all matter. 3. A principal can compensate some duties to an agent that are not fiduciary. Application: MDM claims that Cx owed it a fiduciary duty due to handling ski resorts claims improperly causing Cx to breach its duty and causing MDM to lose renewal commission. However, Cx can’t compensate MDM for fiduciary because a principal cannot owe a fiduciary duty to an agent, but it can compensate for some duties

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