Attorneys Greg Dell, Stephen Jessup, and Alex Palamara from Dell Disability Lawyers discuss a successful disability insurance appeal against Principal Financial Group. Their client—a director of operations helping at-risk youth—suffered a heart attack and was denied short-term, long-term, and life insurance waiver benefits all at once. Principal’s denial was based…
Attorneys Gregory Dell, Rachel Alters, and Caesar Gavidia discuss a long-term disability appeal case that Rachel won against Standard Insurance Company. Rachel’s client, a registered nurse with multiple back and knee surgeries, had her benefits denied after the policy’s definition changed from “own occupation” to “any occupation.” Rachel explains how…
We discuss a successful long-term disability appeal against The Hartford. The case involved an Amazon employee who developed severe back and neurological issues that prevented him from working. Hartford approved his claim initially but terminated benefits after almost two years – just before the policy’s definition of disability changed from…
We discuss a disability insurance case handled by us, involving a former wellhead technician who suffered from severe degenerative spinal conditions (cervical and lumbar) and had undergone three back surgeries and a motorcycle accident. Despite clear medical evidence of worsening health, Prudential (the insurer) denied his long-term disability claim four…
Case Overview The discussion centers on a nurse suffering from severe gastrointestinal issues, including constant bowel incontinence and multiple surgeries. She was initially approved for short-term and long-term disability benefits, but after about 18 months, Lincoln Financial denied her claim. The insurer argued that after surgeries, she should be able…
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Unum is the world’s largest disability insurance company and they have a checkered past of denying and delaying disability benefits. Long term disability attorneys Stephen Jessup and Gregory Dell discuss their views as to why Unum has so many negative reviews.
Our disability insurance attorneys have spoken with thousands of Guardian long term disability claimants that have been denied benefits. We discuss the most common Guardian long term disability denial appeal questions and provide tips for getting a Guardian disability denial reversed. Can I win my Guardian long term disability appeal?…
Disability insurance lawyers Greg Dell and Rachel Alters answer questions and provide tips on what it takes to win a Sun Life disability appeal. Does Sun Life reverse their disability denials following an appeal? What is the most important information in a claim file when preparing an appeal? How do…
Our disability insurance attorneys have helped thousands of Hartford long term disability claimants that have been denied disability benefits. We discuss the most common Hartford disability denial appeal questions and provide tips for getting a Hartford long term disability denial reversed.