Lincoln Financial Disability Appeals: Avoid These Common Mistakes

If you’re like many Illinois residents, you have employer-sponsored benefits from Lincoln Financial Group — and you may be running into red tape or other difficulties with your insurance adjuster. At Bryant Legal Group, we have extensive experience handling Lincoln Financial long-term disability (LTD) claims, and we want to share our unique insights. Keep reading to …
4 Things You Need to Know Before Filing a Disability Claim With The Hartford

The Hartford is a massive insurance company. Founded more than 200 years ago, it is the second-largest provider of group life and disability insurance in the United States. The insurance company expanded significantly in 2017, when it acquired Aetna’s disability insurance business. In 2018, The Hartford made $19 billion in profits. At Bryant Legal Group, …
UNUM Disability Claims: 4 Things You Need to Know

Almost every day, we speak with people who have questions about their UNUM long-term disability claims. Unfortunately, that insurance company has a reputation for mishandling disability claims and unfounded benefits denials. At Bryant Legal Group, we’ve handled countless UNUM disability claims and understand how the company operates. While nothing compares to a personalized assessment from one …
Insured Succeeds Against MetLife Even Under Arbitrary and Capricious Standard of Review in the Seventh Circuit

By: Stephen A. Jackson Hennen v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 17-3080, 2018 WL 4376994 (7th Cir. Sept. 14, 2018). Hennen worked as a sales specialist for NCR when she sought treatment for a back injury. She was covered under her employer’s long-term disability plan insured by MetLife. When physical therapy and surgery failed to resolve …