Disability Law Show Bell Radio – S3 E10

Episode Summary

Discover your rights and the truth about insurance companies and long-term disability claims on Season 3 Episode 10 of the Disability Law Show on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto.

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

• Corona-phobia is described as a condition of severe anxiety and is directly connected to fear of contracting COVID-19.
• If someone appeals the decline of their disability benefits and gets declined again, what happens next?
• I worked as a driver and suffered a knee injury at work.  I tried to get workers’ compensation benefits, but my employer said the injury did not happen at work, I was declined benefits. I was also denied LTD.  Can the insurance company keep ignoring me?
• Is there a difference in how the different insurers respond to receiving legal claims?
• I was recently denied LTD benefits because the insurer says I have a “pre-existing condition”.  Some of the medication I’ve been taking to treat my fibromyalgia can also be prescribed for depression, and therefore this counts as pre-existing treatment. Is this right?
• What sorts of factors do you look for when you are assessing a client’s claim for potential punitive or bad faith damages?
• How does applying for CPPD benefits affect LTD benefits? Should you still apply if you’re going to retire soon?