Keeping disability insurance companies honest & Helping claimants collect LTD or STD benefits
It’s not unusual for a long-term disability insurance company to ask a claimant to apply for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits. Why? When claimants receive SSDI benefit payments, the disability insurance company will offset the monthly benefit payment paid to the claimant by the amount of money the claimant receives from SSDI.
Most disability…
Resolved Cases:
Standard Insurance Company reverses disability insurance denial for a disabled lawyer
Disability Insurance Lawyers Dell & Schaefer prevailed in an ERISA appeal filed on behalf of their client when The Standard Insurance Company wrongfully denied her long term disability benefits. The client was suffering multiple gastro-intestinal conditions, chronic intractable abdominal pain, visceral hypersensitivity syndrome, nausea…
Disability Insurance Law TV:
Beware of hired gun doctors in disability insurance claims
In this video former Montana Insurance Commissioner John Morrison discusses that the fact that disability insurance companies will use hired gun doctors to wrongfully deny disability insurance claims. Additionally, you will hear a view in defense of hired insurance company doctors from…
Disability Insurance Law TV:
Did UNUM insurance disability claims examiner understand physician’s job duties?
This video is a small portion of the video-taped trial testimony of a Unum long term disability employee. The deposition was completed on behalf of our client by attorney Gregory Michael Dell.
Disability Blog & Cases:
UNUM sued by Ohio disability …
Disability Insurance Law TV:
A Federal Judge’s perspective on ERISA disability insurance claims
This video features Judge William Acker, Jr. testifying at Senate Finance Committee hearing discussing ERISA and long-term disability insurance claims. Disability insurance attorneys Gregory Dell & Stephen Jessup provide their thoughts on ERISA and the testimony of Judge Acker.
Disability Blog & …
Disability Insurance Law TV:
A Senator’s view of ERISA disability insurance claims
This video features the testimony of Montana United States Senator Max Baucus at a Senate Finance Committee Meeting. Senator Baucus focuses his testimony on the problems with ERISA disability insurance laws and the unfair claims handling practices of disability insurance companies. Senator Baucus…
Disability Insurance Law TV:
UNUM employee deposition in a disability insurance claim denial lawsuit
This video is a portion of a video-taped testimony from a long term disability insurance claim denial lawsuit. The actual testimony in this video was presented to a jury in federal court.
Disability Blog & Cases:
CUNA Mutual terminates disability benefits …
Disability Insurance Law TV:
Deposition of medical consultant hired by MetLife for a disability insurance claim
It’s hard to imagine that a person that a person undergoes a 5 level surgical fusion procedure and does not have any restrictions or limitations. That was the position taken by a medical consultant hired by MetLife. The physician…
Disability Insurance Law TV:
Who makes the final decison to approve or deny disability insurance benefits?
Is it the disability insurance claim representative or hired insurance company doctor that makes the decisional to approve or deny benefits?
FAQ | Overpayment Issues:
Can Veteran Disability Benefits be deducted from my monthly long term disability insurance check?…
Disability Blog & Cases:
Disability benefits lawsuit against Fortis Benefits Insurance Company dismissed by West Virginia Federal Court
Failing to comply with administrative requirements in a timely manner as specified by Fortis Benefits Insurance Company resulted in Elizabeth A. Bailey being denied benefits from her deceased husband’s short-term disability benefits, long-term disability benefits and life…
