Termination Of Disability Benefits Was Improper Based On Claimant's Restrictions
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A disability insurer's termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was improper because the evidence shows that the claimant could not type for more than 60 minutes a day and her usual occupation required five to six hours of typing per day, a California federal judge said March 11 in entering judgment in favor of the claimant (Jennett Harlow v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-2091, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40890). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of LTD Benefits Was Arbitrary, Capricious, Judge Concludes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A disability insurer's termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was arbitrary and capricious because the insurer improperly ignored favorable evidence submitted by the claimant's treating physicians and selectively reviewed the medical evidence, a Michigan federal judge said March 20 (Christopher Carr v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 17-14101, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45421). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Federal Judge Says Bench Trial Is Necessary To Resolve Disability Benefits Dispute
BALTIMORE - A Maryland federal judge on March 12 denied motions for summary judgment filed by both the plaintiff and defendant after determining that a bench trial is necessary before deciding whether a disability claimant is owed long-term disability (LTD) benefits under the plan's any-occupation standard (Pamela Mantica v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 18-0632, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40007). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of LTD Benefits Was Not Abuse Of Discretion, Maryland Federal Judge Says
BALTIMORE - A disability insurer's termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was not an abuse of discretion, a Maryland federal judge said March 25, noting that substantial evidence supported the insurer's termination (Rosalyn Irving v. The Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 17-3206, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49261). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Termination Of Disability Benefits Was Not Arbitrary And Capricious, Judge Says
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A disability insurer's termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was not arbitrary and capricious because the medical evidence supports the insurer's conclusion that the claimant is not disabled from working in any gainful occupation, a Georgia federal judge said March 18 (Michelle Lord v. American General Life Insurance Company of Delaware, No. 17-167, S.D. Ga., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43992). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Judge Says Termination Of Disability Benefits Was Not Arbitrary, Capricious
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania federal judge on March 12 determined that a disability insurer's termination of benefits was not arbitrary and capricious because the medical evidence supports the insurer's finding that the claimant was not totally disabled from any occupation under the terms of the policy (Diane M. Litvinuk-Roach v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. 18-276, W.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38943). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Panel Denies Request To Supplement Record In Disability Benefits Suit
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 12 denied a disability claimant's motion to supplement the record on appeal with documents from her Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim because the Social Security Administration's (SSA) award of benefits was based on a different definition of disability than the "any occupation" definition relied on by the plan (Alice McBurnie v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 17-55915, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7254). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Claimant Entitled To Increased Monthly Benefits Under Plan, Panel Says
DENVER - A disability insurer incorrectly classified a disability claimant's employment position with a pharmaceutical company, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 2 after determining that the evidence supports a district court's conclusion that the claimant's position qualified as a sales position under the plan, entitling the claimant to an increased amount of monthly disability benefits (Lou Hodges v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 18-1279, 10th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 9601). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Reconsideration Denied; Ruling In Disability Insurer's Favor Stands
PHOENIX - Reconsideration of a ruling that a disability insurer did not breach its contract or act in bad faith by denying a claim for benefits is not warranted, an Arizona federal judge said March 25 in rejecting the claimant's argument that reconsideration is justified because the disability insurer did not accurately state the disability onset date (Cynthia Cheney v. United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, et al., No. 17-0004, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14742). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Claimant Permitted To Allege Breach Of Contract Claim Under Alabama Law
INDIANAPOLIS - A disability claimant is permitted to file an amended complaint to allege a breach of contract claim under Alabama law against a disability income insurer, an Indiana federal judge said March 28 after determining that Alabama law must be applied to the disability benefits dispute (Chad E. Mathis, M.D. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., a/k/a MetLife, et al., No. 18-1893, S.D. Ind., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52703). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Disability Plan Clearly Required Evidence Of Good Health, Judge Says
GULFPORT, Miss. - Reconsideration of the denial of a disability claimant's motion for summary judgment is not warranted because the disability plan clearly requires applicants to provide evidence of good health to obtain coverage if they failed to enroll in the disability plan within 31 days of eligibility, a Mississippi federal judge said March 11 in denying the disability claimant's motion for reconsideration (Jason Ward v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 17-331, S.D. Miss., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38196). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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AIA and Singtel collaborate to drive wellness in Singapore
AIA, the largest public listed pan-Asian life insurance group and Singtel, the largest mobile network operator in Singapore, yesterday announced a partnership to promote consumer wellness.
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Disability Claimant Is Not Entitled To Benefits Under Any-Occupation Standard
PHILADELPHIA - A district court did not err in finding that a disability claimant is not entitled to long-term disability (LTD) benefits under a plan's any-occupation standard because the medical evidence supports the plan's determination that the claimant was capable of performing full-time sedentary work, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Feb. 28 (Thomas P. Kelly Jr. v. The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 18-1162, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6199). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Evidence Supports Finding That Claimant Was Not Disabled From Own Occupation
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana federal judge on Feb. 21 granted a disability insurer's motion for summary judgment after determining that the insurer did not abuse its discretion in finding that the claimant was not disabled from performing the duties of her own occupation as an attorney because the objective medical evidence clearly supports the insurer's finding (Anne Wittmann v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 17-9501, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27510). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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Denial Of Short-Term Disability Benefits Was Not Arbitrary, Capricious
CLEVELAND - A disability insurer's denial of short-term disability (STD) benefits was not arbitrary and capricious because the denial was supported by substantial evidence, an Ohio federal judge said Feb. 21 (Christopher Draper v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 18-1321, N.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27672). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)
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