by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
A disability insurer refused to acknowledge that our client, an emergency room physician, could no longer engage in that occupation due to the onset of post-polio syndrome. The insurance company engaged in many maneuvers and denied the claim. We thoroughly researched...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | Individual Insurance, Insights
Unum’s disability claims offices are increasing the number of claim denials and terminations on its group disability claims that involve mental illnesses. Unum’s practices have been the subject of a widespread government investigation. Unum has routinely...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
A Nevada jury has returned a bad faith verdict against Unum and Paul Revere in the amount of $60 million. The same case had previously resulted in a verdict of $11.65 million, but Unum appealed and a new trial was ordered based on certain legal errors. The second...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
Schwartz Law, formerly QS, has obtained a ground-breaking ruling from a federal court certifying a class in a class action lawsuit against UnumProvident, now called Unum. The federal judge in Tennessee ruled on September 4, 2007 that Unum’s alleged...
by Angela Danielson | Feb 15, 2015 | News & Events
The Long Awaited Legislative Victory in New York – Will Denials for Late Notice Be Dead? Both houses of the New York Legislature have passed a bill that would prohibit insurance companies from denying claims based on alleged late filing of the claim (late...
