A denial of disability insurance benefits too often comes as a surprise to individuals who file legitimate claims and are genuinely unable to competently perform their job duties with reasonable continuity. Making the decision to apply for disability insurance...
Month: February 2018
The Department of Labor Implements New Regulations to Increase the Protections Afforded to Disability Insurance Claimants
Section 503 of ERISA requires employee benefit plans to provide written notice to any participant or beneficiary whose benefit claim has been denied, and to provide the claimant a full and fair review of the claim. Despite these protections, claimants face an uphill...
Lincoln Financial Group Buys Liberty Life Assurance Company for $3.3 billion
Lincoln 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 is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2018. With this...