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3 Important Facts to Know about Disabilities & Disability Insurance

Knowing the facts about disabilities can underscore just how important it is to have disability insurance coverage. To this end, below, we have presented some essential facts to understand about disabilities. Disabilities & Disability Insurance: Here’s What You Should Know 1 – About 25 percent…

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Long-Term Disability Insurers’ History of Wrongfully Denying Claims

LTD insurers continue to wrongfully deny claims. While there has been some exposure of the nature and extent of the tactics used by insurance companies to wrongfully deny disability claims, the practice continues. This is especially the case if the LTD insurance benefit comes from…

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FAQs about Long-Term Disability Benefit Offsets

Long-term disability (LTD) insurance policies commonly contain provisions regarding “offsets.” These provisions are usually called “Deductible Sources of Income.” The purpose of the provision is to allow the insurance company to reduce the amount of payable benefits, based on other disability-related benefits or income a…

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May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month

May marks the start of Disability Insurance Awareness Month (DIAM), a campaign started and sponsored by the nonprofit organization Life Happens. The goal of DIAM is to educate the public about their risk of disability and inspire them to invest in disability insurance coverage. While…

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Unum Life Insurance Company Reverses Decision to Terminate Disability Claim of Client Suffering from Chronic Pain

Mr. “F” called our office, through co-counsel, when Unum terminated his long-term disability (LTD) insurance benefits. Although he had been receiving monthly disability benefits for years, Unum claimed he was no longer disabled under the group insurance policy provided by his employer. Because the insurance…

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Life Insurance Claim Denials: 3 Common Reasons for Denials

Life insurance claim denials can be disheartening, but they are not necessarily the final word in a claim, as beneficiaries can appeal denials when they think that insurance companies have made wrong decisions. In fact, by fighting back after wrongful life insurance claim denials, people…

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