How to Appeal a Long-Term Disability Denial

To appeal a long-term disability policy denial, you are going to use a 3-stage approach. You will gather your appeal…

6 months ago

10 Tips on How to Handle Your Appeal for a Long Term Disability Claim

If you have received a denial letter from your employer's long-term disability company or plan, here is what you need…

6 months ago

Why was my Long-Term Disability Claim Denied?

If your disability claim has been denied, it is likely because of one of two overarching reasons. The bad news…

7 months ago

New ERISA Trend Alert: Using the Wrong Definition of Disability

This trick (or error) is showing up with increasing frequency. When you purchased your insurance disability policy (or when your…

8 months ago

Information You Need to Know about Fibromyalgia and Long-Term Disability

If you have a long-term disability claim involving fibromyalgia (or any other pain syndrome), then you need to read on. …

8 months ago

What You Need to Know About Long-Term Disability Insurance Companies

Before you were injured or became too ill to work, you probably didn’t have a lot of concern about what…

8 months ago

Words You Don’t Want To See In Your Long-Term Disability Insurance Policy

Years ago, the United States Supreme Court made the decision to allow insurance companies to “reserve discretion” for benefits available…

9 months ago

When “I Can’t Do My Job Duties” Isn’t Enough Under a Disability Insurance Policy

You would think that if you suffered an injury or illness and you could not perform the actual duties that…

9 months ago

Get Your Medical Records Before Filing for Disability

I'm surprised by how many people let the insurance company get their medical records before they look at the records…

10 months ago

ERISA Disability Appeals – When Do You Get a Lawyer?

Long-term disability policies are confusing, even for some attorneys. It can be difficult to read between the lines, in fact,…

10 months ago