Archive for January, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 15 agreed to consider whether a disability claimant whose claim for benefits was remanded by a federal district court to the insurer for additional consideration was entitled to attorney fees under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Bridget Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 09-448, U.S. Sup.).
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SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge in California on Dec. 28 ruled that discovery into medical evaluators that reviewed an ERISA-governed disability claim is relevant to a possible conflict of interest and that the claimant was entitled to discovery of performance evaluations conducted on the evaluators (Tamara Knopp v. Life Insurance Company of North America, et al., No. C-09-0452, N.D. Calif.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120267).
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DETROIT – A disability plan whose premiums were paid for by an employer but then were reimbursed by the insured is not governed by ERISA, a federal judge in Michigan ruled Jan. 13. The judge denied the insurer’s motion to dismiss breach of contract and emotional distress claims arising from the insurer’s denial of disability benefits (Raymond Oliver v. National Life Insurance Co., No. 09-11040, E.D. Mich.; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2634).
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CHICAGO – The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 29 that an Employee Retirement Income Security Act insurer acted arbitrarily and capriciously by denying disability benefits based on an independent physician consultant’s report that ignored the claimant’s medical evidence (Kirsten Majeski v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 09-1930, 7th Cir.; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 28492).
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DETROIT – A group disability insurer that relied on a record review and a lack of objective evidence in its decision to terminate benefits was reasonable, a Michigan federal judge ruled Jan. 4 (Richard Stevers v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co., No. 09-11743, E.D. Mich.; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83).
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – A federal judge in Kentucky on Jan. 5 remanded a long-term disability benefits claim to the administrator for further review, finding that the insurer’s denial was not supported by the evidence in the record. The judge found that the insurer failed to address the claimant’s award of Social Security disability benefits (Ronald Pemberton v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. 08-86, E.D. Ky.; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 731).
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – A federal judge in Kentucky on Jan. 5 remanded a long-term disability benefits claim to the administrator for further review, finding that the insurer’s denial was not supported by the evidence in the record. The judge found that the insurer failed to address the claimant’s award of Social Security disability benefits (Ronald Pemberton v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. 08-86, E.D. Ky.; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 731).
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How to know whether universal life insurance is necessary is addressed (Source: Modern Medicine)

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Life insurance trusts are addressed (Source: Modern Medicine)

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Enterprise Financial Services Corp. said Thursday it sold its Millennium Brokerage Group (MGB) to an investor group led by MBG managers for $4 million in cash. (EFSC) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

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