Ten Things to Consider and Look For in Your ERISA Life and/or Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance Plans When You Select Benefits or File a Claim

On Behalf of | Mar 18, 2019 | Accidental Death or Dismemberment, ERISA, ERISA - Administrative Record, ERISA - Statute of Limitations, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Life Insurance

1. Obtain a full copy of your plan. The full plan will not typically be a benefit summary or a print-out from a website. It will be fairly long and many definitions and it will recite your ERISA plan terms, policies and procedures for filing a life insurance or...

Ten Things to Consider and Look For in Your ERISA Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans When Selecting Benefits or You Want to File a Claim

On Behalf of | Feb 28, 2019 | Disability Insurance, ERISA, ERISA - Administrative Record, ERISA - Statute of Limitations, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts

1. Obtain a full copy of your plan and administrative record. The full plan will not typically be a benefit summary or a print-out from a website.  It will be fairly long and many definitions and it will recite your ERISA plan terms, policies and procedures for filing...

Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies in ERISA: The Potential Death Knell of a Disability, Life or Health Insurance Claim

On Behalf of | Jan 6, 2018 | Disability Insurance News, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Policy Interpretation

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, establishes protections for most employee benefits offered through employer-sponsored benefit plans. ERISA requires that the plan and claims administrators adhere to certain internal procedures, often...

Cohorst v. Anthem: When Does Waiver Apply under ERISA?

On Behalf of | Dec 26, 2017 | Disability Insurance News, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Policy Interpretation

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, governs most employer-sponsored benefit plans.  ERISA establishes protections for employees in the administration of their employer-sponsored benefits, requiring that the administrator adhere to certain...

When the Clock is Ticking: The Interplay of the Contractual Limitations Period and the Statute of Limitations in a Disability Insurance Case

On Behalf of | Dec 26, 2017 | Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Statute of Limitations, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Policy Interpretation

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, otherwise known as ERISA, governs most employer-sponsored benefit plans, including short and long-term disability benefits, life benefits, accidental death and dismemberment benefits and others.  ERISA was enacted...

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Church Plan ERISA Exemption

On Behalf of | Jun 9, 2017 | Bad Faith, Benefits, Breach of Contract, Disability Insurance, ERISA, ERISA - Church Plans, ERISA - Government Plans, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, otherwise known as ERISA, protects employees from unanticipated losses in retirement or pension plans.  As we have discussed in several articles on the topic, ERISA safeguards such plans by establishing strict...

Top 5 Issues to Keep in Mind When Litigating ERISA Claims

On Behalf of | May 28, 2017 | Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Statute of Limitations, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Policy Interpretation

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its California Insurance Litigation Blog and Disability Insurance News that deal with frequently asked questions in the insurance bad faith, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, annuities,...

Plaintiff Recovers $750,000 Based on Plan Administrator’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty

On Behalf of | May 23, 2017 | Bad Faith, Benefits, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Church Plans, ERISA - Government Plans, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death...

When the Price is Right: Types of Attorneys’ Fee Arrangements For Handling Long-Term Disability ERISA Claims

On Behalf of | May 4, 2017 | Bad Faith, Benefits, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Church Plans, ERISA - Government Plans, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death...

Putting Your Best Claim Forward: Is Your Long-Term Disability Application Going to Be Denied?

On Behalf of | Apr 14, 2017 | Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Statute of Limitations, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Policy Interpretation

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death...