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California Appeal Court Disagrees with Sunlife’s Disability Policy Interpretation

California federal appeals court concludes ambiguous terms in Sun Life’s disability policy must be construed in favor of the claimant, but employer is not a proper defendant. In Anderson v. Sun Life, a registered nurse presented the Ninth Circuit court of appeals with three issues she asserted were wrongly decided…

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Pennsylvania Court Upholds Reliance Standard’s Policy Language Interpretation

A Pennsylvania court determined Reliance Standard Life Insurance’s interpretation of ambiguous policy language was reasonable and complied with the Plan’s goals. In McGlynn v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania federal district court was faced with determining whether the policy language requiring disability benefits to be offset and reduced…

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Sixth Circuit Remands for Further Evaluation by United of Omaha Life

Sixth Circuit remands United of Omaha Life to engage in a meaningful review process in evaluating long term disability benefits for claimant with chronic back pain. In Koning v. United Omaha Life Insurance Company, the Sixth Circuited remanded to a Michigan district court with instructions for the Plan to properly…

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