What to Do If Your Life Insurance Claim Is Denied: The Complete Plan to Appeal and Win
People obtain life insurance policies as part of financial planning for their loved ones’ future. Life insurance protects those who rely on the insured’s ongoing financial support and will suffer in the event that this support is withdrawn....
Does Life Insurance Cover Accidental Drug Overdose?
Both life insurance and accidental death insurance can cover accidental drug overdose in some scenarios. While life insurance covers most causes of death, accidental death coverage pays only for accidents. People buying accidental death coverage...
Life Insurance After Leaving a Job: What Happens When Your Employer-Provided Life Insurance Coverage Terminates?
When individuals are covered by group life insurance plans provided by employers, they enjoy low premiums and do not have to worry about remembering to make a premium payment on time because premiums are usually withdrawn from their paychecks....
ERISA Lawsuit Basics: How to Deal with Litigation
ERISA controls many group life insurance plans. Among the many rights the law gives to plan members and participants is the right to bring a suit to recover plan benefits. But, as a federal law, ERISA is complex and this extends to how claims,...
Denied ERISA Claims and Appeals: What Beneficiaries Need to Know to Win
Many group life insurance plans maintained inside the United States are ERISA plans. ERISA plans are employer-sponsored plans that usually deduct premium payments from the employees or make contributions by the employer. ERISA does not apply to...
Group Life Insurance Conversion and Portability: The Duty to Notify of Post-Employment Rights
When individuals have a life insurance policy provided by their employer, such life coverage is called group life insurance. When the insured stops working for the employer, continuous coverage may be available if the group plan offers a Conversion...