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Long Term Disability Benefit Denials

Long Term Disability Benefit Denials

Long Term Disability Denial Lawyer in Whitby discusses how Long Term disability claims work with a video explainer of lawsuits, claims, denials by insurance companies like Manulife, Great West Life, Industrial Alliance, The Personal, Desjardins, Sunlife and others. Relevant to people with long term disability denial claims who are interested in how the lawsuit procedure and claims process works, with psychological illness, chronic pain, concussion and brain injury or physical injury claims

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Long Term Disability Lawyer discusses denials

Long Term Disability Lawyer discusses denials

Long Term Disability Denial Lawyer discusses current disability benefit denials in Ontario

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Dec. 4, 2020 - in Disability, Disability Claims
Long Term Disability Lawyer discusses denials of late applications

Long Term Disability Lawyer discusses denials of late applications

Long term disability insurers sometimes deny disability benefits applications if they are submitted late. Just because the insurer denies the application it doesnt mean you are not entitled. this post reviews claims and lawsuits for denied disability benefits when they are late.

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What does the

What does the "Any Occupation" test mean for Long Term Disability Benefits

Long term disability denial lawyer in Whitby - Steven Polak - discuses the Any Occupation test for disability benefits: After a prescribed period of time (usually after the first two years) most long term disability insurance companies (ie: Manulife, Great West Life, London Life, Prudential, Sunlife etc) have a new and stricter test for disability called the any occupation test.

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April 20, 2020 - in Disability, Personal Injury Lawyers
The Sound of Silence: why it’s best with adjusters

The Sound of Silence: why it’s best with adjusters

An article by a personal injury lawyer and disability denial lawyer in whitby ontario, about why silence is usually the best course of action with adjusters in car accident injury cases, disability denial cases and other personal injury matters.

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Long Term Disability Denial - Quantification Quandary

Long Term Disability Denial - Quantification Quandary

A discussion of a recent long term disability benefits denial lawsuit claim involving complications about the quantum of the benefits. Discussion by Long Term Disability benefits denial lawyer Steven Polak.

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Dec. 25, 2019 - in Advice, Disability, Disability Claims
Desjardins Insurance slapped with punitive & aggravated damages due to finding of unfair handling of denial of Long Term Disability Benefits

Desjardins Insurance slapped with punitive & aggravated damages due to finding of unfair handling of denial of Long Term Disability Benefits

On October 15, 2019 Madam Justice Young of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, issued her judgement in Greig v. Desjardins, awarding punitive damages of $200,000 and aggravated damages of $50,000 against Desjardins for its conduct in denying a claimant's long term disability benefits

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Woman who spills hot coffee on herself at McDonalds drive-through entitled to accident benefits

Woman who spills hot coffee on herself at McDonalds drive-through entitled to accident benefits

On July 24, 2017, Ontario’s Court of Appeal decided the case of Dittman v. Aviva.  The issue was wh

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July 25, 2017 - in Advice, Car Accident, Disability
Disability Insurance Denial – Fees and Strategy

Disability Insurance Denial – Fees and Strategy

It comes as a shock to most people: you are unable to work, you have been paying the disability ins

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May 7, 2017 - in Disability

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