Claimants are often surprised to learn that their disability insurance company has failed to consider the travel required in one's employment when considering the occupational requirements in a claim....
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Insurer’s Reliance Upon Surveillance Improper, Appeals Court Holds
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
One of the common investigative tools utilized by insurance companies in an effort to terminate long term disability claims is surveillance, whereby the insurer seeks to observe a claimant and captur...
Read more..Where a claimant suffers from a condition that is not readily diagnosed by objective testing, there is often great difficulty in having the insurers accept liability of the claim. Some of the mo...
Read more..There are several investigative tools used by insurers on disability claims, including IME's (Independent Medical Examinations), FCE's (Functional Capacity Evaluations), Peer Reviews, Field Investigat...
Read more..Frankel & Newfield Is Featured In The Journal Of Medical Practice Management
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Justin C. Frankel and Jason Newfield have authored an article entitled "Strategies For Navigating Disability Insurance Claims" which appears in the January/February 2009 issue of The Journal of Medica...
Read more..Insurance companies employ a variety of claim handling techniques when seeking to wrongfully terminate a claimant from continued benefits. Fortunately, some courts are beginning to see through ...
Read more..Jason Newfield Has Again Been Asked To Present At The ACI National Disability Conference
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Jason Newfield is honored to have once again been invited to present to his colleagues at the June 2009 American Conference Institute's 12th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Insurance ...
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