Appealing A Claim Denial
COVID-19 Total Disability And First Responders & Healthcare Workers
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Appealing A Claim DenialFor most of the past year, hospital based nurses, doctors, and medical staff as well as first responders have been repeatedly exposed to the traumatizing effects of COVID-19. Watching patients
Insurers Use Of Drones In Surveillance Of Disability Claimants
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Insurance Company TacticsWhen you are ill or injured to the point where you had to file a claim for disability benefits under your disability insurance policy, it can be disheartening to learn
When Insurance Companies Deny Professional Disability Claims
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Denied Private Disability Ins. ClaimsA professional may face difficulties when attempting to bring a claim to a disability insurer. Doctors, lawyers, business owners, and other skilled professionals work hard and spend significant sums of
Inability To Perform An Essential Duty Is Total Disability
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Disability Insurance PoliciesWhen faced with a disability claim, the definition and interpretation of “totally disabled” under your assigned plan is central to the outcome of your claim. As portrayed in Derichs v. AT&T Services,
Widow Alleges Breached Contract In Life Insurance Lawsuit
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Denied Life Insurance ClaimsLife insurance is a common way for Florida residents to assure the continued security of family members in the event of one’s death. A woman in Perryville has filed a
CTE, Concussions, And Proving A Disability Claim
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Application Processn a clip from FRONTLINE’s League of Denial, neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee discusses the brain of Penn football player Owen Thomas, who took his own life at age 21. After Thomas’s
The Athletics Of A Physician’s Duties May Cause Disability
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Disability Insurance – General TopicsAn interesting article published in ACS Surgery News compares surgeons to athletes and discusses how surgery is a performance sport that often requires strength and grace. See https://www.mdedge.com/acssurgerynews/article/157238/pain/has-change-surgeon-pain-disability-rise The article
Lincoln Financial Group Buys Liberty Life Assurance Company For $3.3 Billion
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Disability Insurance – General TopicsLincoln Financial Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for $3.3 billion. The acquisition
A Federal Court Overturns AETNA’s Termination Of Total Disability Benefits To A Claimant, Finding That AETNA’S Decision Was Arbitrary And Capricious.
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Disability Insurance – General TopicsIn a recent case, Patterson v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. CV 15-8156, 2017 WL 4786562 (D.N.J. Oct. 23, 2017), the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey,
Hartford Will Purchase Aetna’s U.S. Group Life And Disability Business For $1.45 Billion Cash
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Disability Insurance – General TopicsHartford Financial Services Group just announced that it will purchase Aetna Inc.’s U.S. group life and disability business for $1.45 billion cash. Reuters reports that Hartford will use $273 million