Year: 2018
Career-Ending Disability Coverage for Division I Athletes: What Colleges and Universities Need to Know
Posted May 15, 2018
It’s difficult to discuss the possibility of a young, aspiring athlete losing a professional athletic career before it begins. Whether due to injury or illness, career-ending disabilities can and do happen to top-level Division I athletes, making it a very timely and necessary topic of discussion. With the right type of career-ending disability insurance, Division […]
Lyme Disease Is a Mental Illness? Your Disability Insurer May Think So
Posted May 10, 2018
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 […]
Disabled in the National Economy versus Disabled From Your Actual Job: Why Does it Matter?
Posted May 8, 2018
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 […]
The Hartford Bought Aetna’s Group Disability Business
Posted May 3, 2018
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 […]
Risk of Relapse versus Relapse Anxiety: When Can You Get Individual or Group Long-Term Disability Benefits After A Heart Attack?
Posted May 1, 2018
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, […]
Disability Insurance Fraud: Prevention and Penalties
Posted April 26, 2018
Disability Insurance Fraud: Prevention and Penalties Disability insurance fraud is a serious offense that affects government and private sector insurance programs. The Social Security Administration (SSA) program, worker’s compensation, and private disability insurers face the ever-present risk of fraudulent individuals obtaining benefits through deceit. Generally, most fraudulent activities are intentional, such as providing false information […]
“Normal Age-Related Findings” versus Spinal Herniation: A Common Disability Litigation Fight
Posted April 24, 2018
Helping Claimants Recognize Disability Insurers’ Tricks Can you guess what the most common disabling condition in the United States is? That’s right, musculoskeletal disabilities, including arthritis, back pain, and spinal degeneration. Almost 40 percent of the population suffers from some type of musculoskeletal injury. While these injuries don’t always disable the people they strike, they […]
Loss of Value Insurance and Your Division I Athletes: What Colleges and Universities Need to Know
Posted April 19, 2018
Loss of Value (LOV) insurance is a little-known type of disability insurance designed to protect the future of elite, first-, second- or third-round draft picks. LOV specifically covers a student-athlete’s anticipated rookie contract value. Universities can arrange for the player or his family to purchase LOV insurance policies, which may kick in to supplement that […]
Remembering Rob Kelly: CTE as a Long-Term Disability
Posted April 17, 2018
We Help Disability Claimants Suffering From Traumatic Brain Injuries As the school year approaches, children are preparing for fall sports. For years, football was a staple of late summer fun. Whether it was varsity training camp or flag football, many kids have played football since elementary school. Rob Kelly was one such kid. This former […]
Disability Benefits Are in Doubt for Some Kentucky Residents
Posted April 12, 2018
Not every attorney is equipped to effectively litigate individual or group disability insurance cases. In fact, some attorneys shouldn’t practice law at all. Case in point: the ongoing investigation in Kentucky involving an attorney who made millions by bribing doctors and judges to approve and/or support his clients disability claims. According to news reports, a […]