Archive for July, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY – An insurer that based its benefit calculation on statements by an employer rather than actual pay documentation acted in error, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled June 29 (Karen Hollaway v. Principal Life Insurance Co., No. CIV-07-406, W.D. Okla.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54848).
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – A group disability plan administrator that used the Dictionary of Occupation Titles job description in assessing whether a claimant is unable to perform the duties of his regular occupation acted reasonably, a federal judge in Georgia ruled July 7 (Thomas Green v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. 408CV068, S.D. Ga.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57340).
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NEW YORK – Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.’s termination of long-term disability benefits to a claimant suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome was arbitrary and capricious because MetLife provided inadequate notice of the type of objective evidence it required, failed to consider objective evidence presented by the claimant and relied on “flawed” reports of independent medical consultants, a federal judge in New York ruled June 22 in remanding the case to MetLife for reconsideration (John Magee v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, No. 07-8816, S.D. N.Y.).
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PITTSBURGH – A federal judge in Pennsylvania on June 24 granted an insurer summary judgment on a claimant’s action alleging failure to disclose plan documents, finding that the claimant did not have a “colorable claim for benefits” (Catherine L. Hill v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., No. 07-1706, W.D. Pa.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53831).
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Apollo artefacts auctioned in New York included a star chart used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and a lunar checklist from Apollo 16 containing cheeky cartoonsArtefacts from the history of space exploration went under the hammer yesterday at an auction in New York. Auctioneers Bonhams presented nearly 400 lots, including many that were used on the surface of the moon. The auction coincided with the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, with over 50 items from that mission on sale. These included the star chart used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to determine their position on the lunar surface, which went for $218,000. The chart comprises two rotating plastic discs 9 inches across, and a velcro patch on the back containing traces of lunar dust. In a letter accompanying the char…

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PLANO, Texas, July 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — David Lindsey announced today that Pan-American Life Insurance Group has completed the acquisition of USNow, a nationally recognized leader in the marketing, administration and management of limited medical plans. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))

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My insurance agent is telling me that if I purchase a “waiver of premium” rider on the
life insurance policy that I am considering, it will provide me with additional disability benefits. (Source: Modern Medicine Medical Economics)

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Authors: Steffens JA, Anheuser P
Over the past 2 years the majority of clinics in Germany had problems to find qualified personnel. This was the conclusion of a study by the Victoria Life Insurance and the FAZ Institute. The investigation was based on a survey of those responsible for personnel decisions in large business concerns and clinics in Germany. The main topics of the interviews were the insufficient professional perspectives, inadequate financial resources, family unfriendly working hours and continuously growing bureaucracy.
PMID: 19575176 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Der Urologe. Ausg. A)

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