Is there anyone else besides me realizing how much of a hit working middle class citizens are taking with respect to disability claims? Please find below a personal story I’m posting anonymously. I hear these stories all of the time and it really makes me sad to think our middle class workers have such a hard time. And, state regulators [...]
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Working Middle Class Taking Quite a Hit On Disability Claims
Posted in Complaints on November 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
No State or Federal Help for Disability Insureds – An Unbelievable Crisis
Posted in Complaints, Unfair Practices on July 21, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Just when I begin to think I’ve heard everything, new issues about disability insurance come to light causing me to wonder how the middle class can possibly survive against the throes of corporate big business and the state and federal agencies who support them. Recently, on behalf of one of my clients I had the [...]
Maine Department of Insurance Ignoring Unum Complaints
Posted in Complaints on May 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Information given to DCS indicates the Maine Department of Insurance is letting Unum slide on regulatory settlement violations. You may recall Maine is one of three regulators with responsibility of overseeing Unum’s adherence to the RSA. Instead of investigating Unum complaints of RSA infringement, the Maine DOI is “handing off” complaints to domicile states (states where the [...]
Abusive Insurance: Speak Your Mind New Jersey!
Posted in Complaints on December 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Post and information submitted by one of our readers. Looks to me as though individuals in New Jersey are fighting for fair treatment of mental health issues.) Did you know New Jersey’s largest health insurance plan: Routinely delays or denies access to outpatient mental health services? Asks therapists to disclose confidential patient information? Spends up to [...]
Unum – More Complaints
Posted in Complaints on September 12, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Tamblyn of Macon, GA June 21, 2010 The company that I work for previously had Met Life, which had been wonderful. I had both long and short term disability at the time. However, when it was time for renewal in 2009 we were faced with having to change to Unum. We were only given the [...]
Unum’s Swiss Cheese No-Foul Complaint Department
Posted in Complaints on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sometime ago I posted a story about a Unum claims handler who so harassed a neurologist for medical records that she “fired” the patient. According to our client, Unum called the office frequently asking for medical records and at one point caused an argument with one of the office staff. The neurologist was so put off [...]
