CALL US NOW
EMAIL US NOW
Insurance & ERISA Litigation Blog
Insurer and Fiduciaries Liable for Incorrect Calculations and Advice about the Amount of ERISA Plan Benefits
Is an ERISA Insurer or Other Fiduciary Liable When They Incorrectly Calculate and Misrepresent the Amount of Your Plan Benefits? Most employee benefits are governed by a federal law called…
May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month: Do You have Disability insurance?
Many people today find themselves in a situation in which at any given time, one incident can cause financial catastrophe. A medical diagnosis, accident, injury, or some other event can…
How to Speed Up Your Application for Long-Term Disability and Social Security Disability Benefits: The Compassionate Allowances Initiative
Compassionate Allowances Can Help Speed Up Social Security Disability Payments Becoming disabled due to an injury or medical condition can be devastating. The thought of facing the future can be…
Sixth Circuit Appeals Court Finds Claimant May Bring Separate ERISA Claims Where Those Claims Are Separate and Distinct From Each Other and the Injury Alleged in One Claim Cannot Be Remedied Through Another
The purpose of insurance companies is to generate profits, which they do by bringing in more revenue through premiums than they pay out in benefits. Naturally, then, they are motivated…
When Do You Have a Right to Your Retirement Benefits Under ERISA?
When Are You Fully Vested in Your ERISA Retirement Benefits? You work hard for decades to save for the future, including retirement. You may work to contribute to an employer-sponsored…
How to Handle Denied Accidental Death And Dismemberment Claims
Handling Your Denied AD&D Claim If you submitted an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) claim for benefits and your insurance company has denied it, you may feel at a loss…
Do You Need to File a Long-Term Care Insurance Claim?
3 Signs It Might Be Time to Consider Filing a Long-Term Care Insurance Claim There are more than 28,000 licensed assisted living communities in the nation in addition to many…
Accidental Death And Dismemberment Claims
How Do I File An Accidental Death And Dismemberment Claim? If you are insured by an Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) policy, your beneficiary will be entitled to benefits if…
New AD&D Case: To Invoke an “Intentionally Self-Inflicted Injury” Exclusion to Deny an ERISA Claim for Accidental Death Insurance Benefits, An Insurer Must Prove That The Injury Itself Was Intentional
Losing a loved one to an accidental death can be devastating. That devastation can be compounded further when an insurance company refuses to pay accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) benefits….
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds ERISA Claimant Was Not Required to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Prior to Filing a Lawsuit Where Plan Documents Did Not Require Claimant to Do So
If an insurer has denied your claim for benefits under an ERISA group accidental death insurance policy, you may be left wondering what to do next, whether to appeal the…
