UNUM’s Current Tricks To Reduce Policy Holder’s Disability Benefits In Settlement Negotiations

UNUM disability policies, like most disability policies, have an "other income" provision that allows the disability carrier to reduce the gross LTD benefits by the receipt of the policyholders Social Security Disability benefits and that of the policyholder's dependents. Unum has started offsetting dependent Social Security benefits to 19 years and 2 months. There is a Social Security Administration provision that allows children still in high school to receive benefits to age 19 and 2 months if they are continuing as a full-time student at a secondary or elementary school. Normally the benefits would stop at age 18 unless the child...

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