How Are Long-Term Disability Benefits Affected By Supplemental Income?

As a long-term disability (LTD) insurance policyholder, you may find yourself in a particularly vulnerable position. Despite the fact that you have been rendered disabled, your insurer may delay, undervalue, or deny your legitimate claim for long term disability benefits. Insurers are always on the lookout for opportunities to minimize their various liabilities. If you …
District Court Upholds LINA’s Denial of LTD Benefits Due To Lack of Objective Findings of Mental, Cognitive, or Behavioral Impairment

District court upholds insurer’s denial of LTD benefits agreeing with the insurer’s file reviewer that there are no objective findings from a psychiatric standpoint that indicates the Claimant is mentally, cognitively and/or behaviorally impaired. In Gailey v Life Insurance Company of North America, 2016 WL 6082112 ( M.D. Penn. October 17, 2016), the Claimant was …