Disability Law Show: Alberta & BC – S1 E11

Episode Summary

Do you have to follow your insurer’s treatment recommendations? Disability lawyers and partners Sivan Tumarkin and Martin Willemse, at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP answer this question and more on the Disability Law Show on 980 CKNW in Vancouver, 770 CHQR in Calgary and 630 CHED in Edmonton.

Listen below to discover important information about your rights and a guide through the proper steps to take when your insurance provider cuts off your long-term disability or denies your insurance claim.

Whether you need a B.C. disability lawyer or disability lawyers in Alberta, Sivan and his team can get you the advice you need, and the compensation you deserve.

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Show Notes

• Sivan talks about insurance companies suggesting their own clinics and the importance of claimants sticking to their own treating doctor’s recommendations as well as the obligation to attend an independent medical assessment.
  
• A listener who has been on LTD for almost 2 and a half years, writes in to question if there is anything they can do as their disability benefits are about to be cut off?
• A concerned claimant with employment concerns writes in to determine what their options are if their employer has not filed the appropriate applications and forms necessary to apply for LTD benefits.