As a professional, executive, or business owner, you have likely invested years and tremendous effort in building your career. Yet when a serious illness or injury forces you to stop working and you need to file a claim for disability benefits, you may discover that your insurer is far less cooperative than you anticipated. Whether […]
A major current focus of litigation brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) has to do with excessive fees charged to participants in their employers’ 401(k) and 403(b) defined contribution plans. […]
If you have an employment-related benefit claim, ERISA likely applies to your claim. ERISA claims involve complex rules and strict deadlines that can be challenging and challenging to navigate. […]
A beloved member of your immediate family recently died suddenly in what you believe was an accident. You submitted an insurance claim to recover accidental death insurance and received a surprising denial letter citing one or more policy exclusions. […]
If your disability benefit claim is made under a plan sponsored by your employer, it is typically governed by the federal ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) law. In ERISA parlance, a “plan administrator” is the party that adjudicates benefit claims. For disability benefits, the plan administrator is typically the insurance company that issued the […]