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February 25, 2025

What Happens If Your Employer or Insurance Provider Misclassifies Your Disability?

When you file a disability insurance claim, you expect a fair evaluation of your condition and the benefits you are entitled to under your policy. However, misclassification of your disability...

February 20, 2025

What Happens If Your Disability Insurance Policy Has an Exclusion Clause?

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February 13, 2025

Dealing with Denials for Invisible Disabilities: Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, and More

Applying for disability insurance benefits can be challenging, but it becomes even more difficult when dealing with invisible disabilities like chronic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), migraines, and autoimmune...

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Insurers’ Tactics For Denying Life Insurance Claims

Insurance companies are in business to make a profit. It is not in their interest to pay out on large life insurance policies without first exhausting every legal avenue for denial.

Types of Misrepresentation Claims That Insurance Companies Make

Other common denial tactics used by insurance companies to deny life insurance claims include:

Denials based on a claimant’s failure to disclose required information in the application process
Failure to strictly adhere to the claim filing process
Allegations of fraud or misrepresentation
Policy construction and interpretation issues
Effective date of coverage disputes
Disputed cause of death
Cancellation of a policy because of non-payment of premiums or other premium disputes

Legal Help to Fight a Denied Claim

The attorneys of Disability Insurance Law Group assist clients in Florida, throughout the Southeast and nationwide with their applications for life insurance benefits, appeals of denied claims, settlements and lawsuits. Contact us by email to schedule a free face-to-face or telephone consultation, or call our offices at 954-989-9000.