Disability Insurer's Denial Of Claims Was Reasonable, Federal Judge Determines

CHICAGO - A disability insurer's denial of short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) benefits was reasonable as the insurer undertook a thorough review of the claims for benefits, an Illinois federal judge said May 15 in granting the insurer's motion for summary judgment (Shirley Lacko v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co., No. 17-2100, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81117).
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