Disability Insurance Law Blog
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 Mutual Life Assurance Company of Boston from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for $3.3 billion. The
2018 – Dept Of Labor Implements New Regulations To Increase The Protections Afforded To Disability Insurance Claimants
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Disability Insurance – General TopicsSection 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
Traumatic Brain Injury LINA Claim Denial Reversed And Found To Be Arbitrary And Capricious
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | ERISAIn the case of Van Steen v. Life Insurance Company of North America ,WL 256806 (10th Cir. Jan. 2, 2018) the Tenth Circuit, affirmed the district court’s decision, finding that Life Insurance
Court Ruling On Mutual Of Omaha Pre-Existing Denial Of Benefits
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Disability Insurance PoliciesIn the case of Horneland v. United of Omaha Insurance Company, the eleventh circuit reversed the United States District court for the Middle District of Florida’s decision finding for the
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,
Attorney’s Fees Granted For Sedgwick Arbitrary And Capricious Denial
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Disability Insurance – General TopicsIn the case of Corey v. Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Servs., et al., No. 1:15 CV 1736, 2017 WL 4844008 (N.D. Ohio Oct. 26, 2017), the Sixth Circuit remanded the case to
Disability Insurance Law Group Successfully Resolves Cardiac Claim Against Disability Insurance Co.
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Appealing A Claim DenialWhen our client, an attorney, originally hired us to help his with his ERISA long-term disability insurance claim, his claim for disability benefits had already been denied. He had been diagnosed with a
The Eleventh Circuit Overturns A Grant Of Summary Judgment To United Of Omaha In An ERISA Long-Term Disability Claim, Determining That Muscle Spasms And Back Pain Are Not Pre-Existing Conditions.
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Firm NewsIn a recent case, Horneland v. United Of Omaha Insurance Company, No. 16-16935, __F.App’x__, 2017 WL 5508496 (11th Cir. Nov. 17, 2017), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal
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
Eating Disorder Seminar By Disability Insurance Law Group
On Behalf of Disability Insurance Law Group | | Firm NewsIn October 2017, Attorney, Alicia Paulino-Grisham, presented a continuing education seminar to clinicians at the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness regarding the health insurance claims and litigation process. The course