4 Ways Aetna Tries to Deny Long-Term Disability Claims (And How You Can Strengthen Your Case)
Aetna, as part of The Hartford, is one of the nation’s leading disability insurance providers. Aetna’s policies promised to provide financial security to policyholders who cannot work due to an accident, injury, or illness. Unfortunately, the insurance company will often deny legitimate claims for short-term and long-term disability benefits to protect its profits. If The …
UNUM’s Dirty Tricks: How the Company Approaches Short-Term Disability Claims
If you are researching UNUM disability insurance claims, you have probably read a lot of worrisome things. The company is notorious for wrongfully denying claims and prioritizing profits over its insureds. However, with the right knowledge and tools, you might get the short-term disability benefits you deserve. In this article, Bryant Legal Group’s disability insurance lawyers highlight …
What to Look for in a UNUM Long-Term Disability Lawyer
UNUM and its subsidiaries, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company and Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, have earned a reputation for prioritizing profits over people. The company takes an aggressive approach to its claims, often trying to force claimants into unfair settlements by delaying or denying their claims. If you’re considering working with a UNUM long-term …
How Long Does It Take UNUM to Process a Claim? It Depends
If you’re applying for short-term or long-term disability benefits, you’ve probably heard that UNUM is notoriously difficult to deal with. The company has a reputation for denying valid claims, delaying benefit payments, and violating state and federal insurance laws. However, you can fight back. At Bryant Legal Group, we help people stand up to UNUM and …
Should I Take UNUM’s Disability Claims Settlement?
UNUM doesn’t want to pay out your long-term disability (LTD) benefits. UNUM is a for-profit company that’s much more interested in its shareholders’ happiness and profitability than your welfare. However, the company frequently offers disability claims settlements (sometimes called buyouts) to insureds. What gives? At Bryant Legal Group, we’ve made a career out of standing up to …
UNUM Field Visits: How to Protect Your Privacy and LTD Claim
“It’s easier if we talk this over face-to-face,” says your UNUM claims adjuster. “We’ll drive to your home to go over the paperwork.” They suggest an in-person meeting. Unfortunately, UNUM’s field visits aren’t always designed for your benefit. Like many long-term disability insurance companies, UNUM uses these interviews as an opportunity to investigate claimants, and at times, …
UNUM’s Dirty Tricks: Tying Compensation to Denied Claims
UNUM is one of the United States’ largest insurers and is notorious for denying long-term disability claims. At Bryant Legal Group, we fight for disabled claimants, helping them get the benefits they deserve. Over the years, we’ve handled many claims against UNUM, both involving employer-sponsored and private insurance policies. In our UNUM series, our team of …
Denied by Cigna? Take These 3 Steps to Protect Your Rights
As one of the country’s largest insurance companies, Cigna offers health insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance products. Unfortunately, Cigna has a long history of denying valid short-term and long-term disability claims. Cigna recently announced the sale of its disability insurance business to New York Life for $6.3 billion, but claimants shouldn’t expect the company’s practices to change anytime soon. At Bryant Legal Group, our disability insurance lawyers have helped people fight back against …
Top Reasons Why UNUM Denied Your LTD Claim
If you received a long-term disability denial (LTD) from UNUM, you’re not alone. Considered by many ERISA lawyers as the worst LTD insurer, UNUM sometimes uses aggressive and unfair tactics to reduce the number of disability insurance claims they pay out. The Bryant Legal Group team has been fighting UNUM for decades, and we understand how they approach their …
Watch Out for These 4 Tactics in Your Prudential Disability Insurance Claim
Preparing your disability insurance claim with Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) can be complicated, nerve-wracking, and essential to your future. Unfortunately, this process can go very wrong through no fault of your own. That’s because insurance companies like Prudential often use underhanded tactics to delay or deny valid claims. In this blog, we outline four common …