Category: Disability Insurance

Countless workers have experienced the frustration of submitting a claim for short-term or long-term disability benefits through their employer-sponsored disability insurance plan, only to have their legitimate claims denied. Group disability insurance is supposed to be there when injured or sick workers need it most. Being told “no” by an insurance company feels like a […]

Workers who have applied for group long-term disability benefits under an employer-sponsored insurance plan do not have to take no for an answer. They have important legal rights including filing a timely, comprehensive administrative appeal with their insurer after a bad-faith claim denial, and after that, a federal ERISA lawsuit to collect their disability benefits. […]

Filing a disability insurance claim is significantly different from other types of injury claims. It is a request for income assistance when a mental or physical injury or sickness prevents you from resuming your normal occupation or finding work. The following is a short list of tips DarrasLaw tells our clients as they prepare to […]

Back injuries are one of the most common types of ailments happening in the workplace. People who work in warehouses, people who work in retail shops and even people sitting at a desk all day can have difficulty and trouble with their backs. Lumbar issues are so prevalent that the cost for treatment and surgery […]

A common benefit offered by many employers—group short-term disability insurance—is an affordable way for employees to protect their incomes in the event of partial or total disability. Generally speaking, short-term disability insurance will cover about 60 percent of your income, and it usually kicks in to provide coverage within 14 days. Short-term disability coverage will […]

If your long-term disability insurer has paid monthly benefits for an extended period of time, they sometimes decide that a buyout is a more reasonable option. A long-term disability buyout is similar to a personal injury or workers’ compensation settlement. The insurer evaluates your claim and decides what they would be willing to pay if […]

Helping Those Suffering from Lyme Disease Get the Disability Benefits They Deserve With the arrival of summer, most of the nation knows it’s time to break out the bug spray. Lyme disease has become a serious medical concern around the country with devastating long term problems. It’s even reported that disease-carrying ticks are appearing in […]

Individual or group long-term disability (LTD) insurance is designed to protect a portion of your income, as defined in your policy, if you suffer an injury or illness that leaves you unable to work. If you are self-employed or an independent contractor, you may have an individual long-term disability policy that you purchased from an […]

What Does This Mean for Your Valid Group Disability Claim? Competition between private businesses theoretically drives better services as companies vie for your business. Aetna and The Hartford were two such corporations. They specialize in insurance, including long-term disability insurance, and were major competitors in the industry. In late 2017, The Hartford bought Aetna’s group […]

Helping Our Clients With Heart Disease and Claim Issues Heart failure, whether due to coronary artery disease, mitral valve prolapse, or a congenital heart defect, may leave your heart weaker than before. A heart attack typically blocks the heart’s blood supply, resulting in heart damage. The longer a heart attack blocks your heart’s blood supply, […]