Why Do Insurance Companies Deny Short Term Disability Benefits or Cut Off Benefits During The Short Term Disability Period?

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Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for disability insurance carriers to deny a short term disability claim, or cut off a policy holder during a short term disability period. Why? Most of these policy holders also have long term disability insurance and that creates a significant exposure to the long term disability insurance carrier. The disability carrier is hoping that you get discouraged and don't file an appeal and/or fail to even apply for your long term disability benefits. Why Do Disability Insurance Carriers Deny Short Term Disability Claims I believe that disability insurance companies set up short term disability denials to make it...

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Reliance’s Structural Conflict of Interest Results In Reversal of District Court Order

Posted by Nancy Cavey

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It’s not uncommon for disability insurance companies, like Reliance, to be responsible for both paying benefits and administrator during the claims process. That’s a conflict! Disability carriers routinely have provisions in the policy that provides them with the discretion to interpret the terms of the policy and make a determination of entitlement to benefits. To overcome that denial, the policy holder has to show an abuse of discretion. The Abuse of Discretion Standard While the fact that disability insurance companies, like Reliance, are responsible for paying benefits and administering the claims process, it won’t alter the standard of review. However, depending on what...

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Why Do Insurance Companies Deny Short Term Disability Benefits or Cut Off Benefits During The Short Term Disability Period?

Reliance’s Structural Conflict of Interest Results In Reversal of District Court Order