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Recently, the California Department of Insurance settled with LINA, a daughter company of CIGNA to the tune of $600,000. What was this penalty for? According to California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, LINA was apparently ignoring certain claims that might have been valid disability claims.

Between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007 LINA improperly handled insurance claims. It seems that not only did LINA deny many cases before ever receiving the medical proof those clients were entitled to their insurance payouts but LINA ignored important information that may have reversed the denied claim on a number of accounts.

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Disability Insurance Policies are complicated legal documents that are unfortunately difficult for most individuals to properly understand. While a disability policy is intended to be drafted so that a claimant will clearly understand all of the terms and conditions, a claimant’s misunderstanding can jeopardize a claimant’s right to disability benefits. A recent disability case reveals the importance of complying with a disability policy’s statute of limitations provisions. A statute of limitations is the period of time in which a lawsuit may be filed. Failure to file a lawsuit within the statue of limitations will result in dismissal of a lawsuit. The steps that must be taken in order to obtain disability benefits are not always contained within the disability policy.

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