Supreme Court Weighs Insurer's Conflict of Interest in Claim Denial
National News • April 28, 2008
The Supreme Court struggled last week with how much weight to give an insurance company's potential conflict of interest when it denies an employee's health or disability benefits claim.
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Subject: RE: definition of disabilty
Posted On: April 28, 2008, 1:57 pm CDT
Posted By: Barb
Comment:
It is common that SS benefits are awarded as the SS standard of disability is often much lower than the standard of proof and defintion required by private insurers.
I agree that is probably the definition change from her own occupation to any occupation which she is qualified to perform - this can mean a sedentary job such as secretary work even if she was disabled from doing patient lifting, for example.
Most claim people are educated and are genuinely concerned about doing the right thing - Met's denial rate has been consistently below industry average.
Subject: RE: definition of disabilty
I agree that is probably the definition change from her own occupation to any occupation which she is qualified to perform - this can mean a sedentary job such as secretary work even if she was disabled from doing patient lifting, for example.
Most claim people are educated and are genuinely concerned about doing the right thing - Met's denial rate has been consistently below industry average.