Category: Disability Insurance

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 you have a long-term disability, your individual or group long-term disability insurance policy provides you with a monthly income that covers your lost income as a result of your inability to reliably perform the important duties of your occupation. For most families, this constitutes a lifeline and provides a great deal of financial security […]

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, […]

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 […]

Are you a veteran preparing to file a claim for long-term individual or group disability insurance benefits? Were your disability insurance benefits wrongfully delayed, denied, or terminated? Contact the award-winning long-term individual disability lawyers and accomplished group ERISA attorneys at DarrasLaw today. If you’re a veteran, you shouldn’t file a claim for long-term disability insurance […]