Disability Law Show Bell Radio – S2 E50

Episode Summary

Discover your rights and the truth about insurance companies and long term disability claims on Season 2 Episode 50 of the Disability Law Show on 580 CFRA in Ottawa.

Listen below to James K. Fireman, and Tamar Agopian Disability Lawyers at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, as they guide you through the proper steps to take when your insurance provider cuts off your long-term disability or denies your insurance claim.

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Episode Notes

• My insurer wants me to speak with their own pharmacist about conflicting medications. Is this normal?
• My benefits will be cut off soon despite suffering from severe depression and anxiety according to my psychologist. What should I do?
• When someone wants to contact you for a potential claim, how long does that process take?
• I hired my disability lawyer more than a year and a half ago, and we’ve never even talked about a settlement.  Is this normal?
• How do you charge for any extra time spent dealing with client email and phone calls in a contingency fee arrangement?
• The insurance adjuster refuses to talk to my counsellor who is helping me with my mental health.  Dealing with the insurance company is making me worse off.  Do I have options?
• Do insurance companies change their approach to disability claims through the holiday season?
• My mother slipped and fell on the sidewalk by the bus stop near her apartment, the area hadn’t been shovelled. She’s broken her hip. Does she have a claim?