Unum revisited

Based upon a recent deposition and trial, the disability insurer discredited a decade ago by fraud and bad-faith suits may be up to some of its old tricks

From Issue: 2016 September

On disability benefits and social media

Admonitions to disability-insurance claimants on their social-media presence and other personal conduct

Rebecca Grey

From Issue: 2017 September

ERISA as zombie apocalypse

When a long-term disability claim is denied, the procedural limitations of ERISA litigation will baffle those seeking recompense

Rebecca Grey

From Issue: 2016 September

Unum Group: Is everything old, new again?

The company’s litigated claims handling practices for disability claims continue to haunt it

David Lilienstein
Eric Buchanan
Katie Spielman

From Issue: 2017 September

Lawyers on disability

Even with a good individual disability policy, expect the carrier to look askance at a lawyer’s claim

Terrence J. Coleman

From Issue: 2015 August

Disability insurance claims in the COVID-19 world

A look at how the largest disability insurer, Unum, is managing its claim decisions and the effect COVID may be having on them

Terrence J. Coleman

From Issue: 2020 September