erisa disability appeals Archives

Disability insurance companies are being faced with big challenges as a result of the current pandemic. A number of issues regarding short and long-term disability claims are intersecting with m...

When an insured with disability insurance can’t work because of a medical condition and is under the care of a doctor, even a specialist, you would think that they should feel safe that their ...

How long the disability company will continue to pay benefits depends on a number of different factors, and every scenario is different. For starters, the length of coverage will be described...

More than 15 years ago, my partner Justin Frankel and I wrote an article for the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronicle about what they could expect when filing a long-term disability insurance claim. Re...

Two experienced disability insurance attorneys express concerns for Cigna policyowners New York Life Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $6.3 billion in cash for a Cigna Corp. unit that sells non-med...

The conference room turned into a studio (complete with gaffer tape, left foreground) when Jason Newfield presented a 90 minute webinar for the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education. His pre...

Disability lawyers Justin Frankel and Jason Newfield keep a careful eye on the calls and emails that we receive in the office. We are a hands-on practice, so we are very aware when one insurance com...

We often use the phrase that a person is “unable to perform the material and substantial duties of their occupation” in our representation of claimants. What exactly does that mean?The term �...

The stigma surrounding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is not limited to disability insurance companies. A recent article in the Daily Mail reports an English scientist who said that hundreds ...

Frankel & Newfield has represented more than a few Aetna disability insurance claimants where the court has noted the conflict of a company that serves as reviewer and payor of claims. In this ca...