Labor/Employment
Jan. 13, 2017
New regulations will benefit claimants in disability insurance cases
Disability insurance regulations issued in late December will benefit claimants and should make it easier to understand the claim review process and the reasons for denial. By Robert J. McKennon and Scott E. Calvert
Robert J. McKennon
Shareholder
McKennon Law Group PC
20321 SW Birch St Ste 200
Newport Beach , CA 92660
Phone: (949) 387-9595
Fax: (949) 385-5165
Email: rm@mckennonlawgroup.com
USC Law School
Robert specializes in representing policyholders in life, health and disability insurance, insurance bad faith, ERISA and unfair business practices litigation. His firm's California Insurance Litigation Blog can be found at www.californiainsurancelitigation.com.
Disability insurance cases dominate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation landscape today. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, ERISA employee benefits litigation from 2006 to 2010 involving long-term disability claims accounted for 64.5 percent of benefits litigation, whereas lawsuits involving health care plans and pension plans accounted for only 14.4 and 9.3 percent, respectiv...
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