There is a very good article that appeared in forbes.com entitled 5 Things to know about coronavirus and people with disabilities. The 5 points of this article are, 1. That people with...
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In Kuntz v Aetna, 2013, the Federal Court found that for Aetna abused its discretion in having based its disability claim denial in a mental health impairment case on a…
So what do you really think. Ray Bourhis? If an insurance company defrauds or cheats a policyholder out of the benefits the policyholder is owed, and if, as a result,...
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Drug or alcohol addiction or abuse is clearly a disabling condition qualifying for long term disability benefits. If a claimant with a drug or alcohol addiction goes through a...
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While every Long-Term Disability (LTD) policy includes a definition of total disability, many states (including California, Arizona, and Florida) have their own legal definition of total disability. What happens when...
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Warning: Financial Planners Important Information for Financial Planners : Long Term Disability from Ray Bourhis on Vimeo. Premiums with LTD policies are usually fixed for the life of the policy. Once a claim...
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By Ray Bourhis and Alexander MacDougall The issue of determining the present value (PV) of insurance policy benefits can be as complicated as it is important. Issues that come into...
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For surgeons and other physicians, partial long-term disability benefits may seem like a good solution but the way the benefits are determined is flawed. Partial benefits are based on a...
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Disabilities and the people who suffer them come in all shapes and sizes. Typical occupations of people we represent would include surgeons, anesthesiologists, all of the medical sub specialties, micro...
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A long list of reasons to say no……. There is, sadly, a long list of all of the reasons why insurance companies deny or underpay a claim. They don’t always...
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