Tag Archives: disability insurance attorney Phoenix
Unum Creates Ambiguities to Escape Bad Faith Liability
In California, “[t]he key to a bad faith claim is whether or not the insurer’s denial of coverage was reasonable,” which ordinarily is question of fact for the jury. Guebara v. Allstate Ins. Co., 237 F.3d 987, 992 (9th Cir. … Continue reading
Northwestern Mutual Denies Dentist Disability Benefits
Under California law, a disabled dentist’s return to work does not necessarily preclude recovery on his disability insurance benefits. This was held in Zambito v. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. In Zambito, a dentist suffering from mental illness filed suit … Continue reading
Disability Insurers Mislead Claimants
In our last few blog posts, Insurance Bad Faith: Cherry-Picking Your Medical Records and Disability Insurers Misuse Independent Medical Examinations, we have examined the prohibitions from the 2005 Order that coincided with the California Regulatory Settlement Agreement with Unum. In this post, we … Continue reading
Disability Insurers Misuse Independent Medical Examination
In 2005, the California Insurance Commissioner fined Unum $8 million and ordered it to stop engaging in unfair business practices. The California Order specifically prohibits Unum from engaging in 28 activities. In the next few blog posts, we will take … Continue reading
Prudential Says Return to Work
Prudential Group Insurance has set up a Return to Work service which provides employers with assistance in setting up their own Return to Work programs for disabled employees. According to a press release in the Wall Street Journal, these employer-sponsored … Continue reading
Ed Comitz Scheduled to Speak at Western Regional Dental Convention: “Disability Insurance: Will It Be There When You Need It?”
Ed Comitz will be a speaker at the 2012 Western Regional Dental Convention, which will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center on March 29-31, 2012. Mr. Comitz’s course is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March … Continue reading
Article by Ed Comitz this month in the Arizona Dental Association’s Publication “Inscriptions” re Whether Your Disability Insurer Can Dictate the Terms of Your Care
Inscriptions, the monthly publication of the Arizona Dental Association, features an article in the October issue by disability insurance attorney Edward Comitz and Comitz | Beethe summer associate Michael Vincent. The article analyzes the question of whether the terms of … Continue reading
The Ethical Component in Knowing When It’s Time to File a Disability Claim
The dentist considering a disability insurance claim is faced with a difficult decision: is it really time to look after his own health, or should he just keep working through the pain? An article by Richard Gunderman, a Professor at Indiana University’s … Continue reading
FCC Proposes Improvements in Advanced Communications for Consumers with Disabilities
Back in October 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (“CVAA”), which has been characterized by the FCC as the “most significant piece of accessibility legislation since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities … Continue reading
Comitz Beethe: Proud Sponsor Of Western Regional Dental Convention
Disability insurance lawyer Ed Comitz and Phoenix-based law firm Comitz | Beethe are proud to show our continuing support for the Arizona dental community as a sponsor of the Western Regional Dental Convention to be held March 3-5, 2011 in downtown Phoenix. … Continue reading