As a member of the ACLU it is of course appropriate for me to eventually write a post on the freedom of speech protected globally by US and International Human Rights laws. Wikipedia defines our right to freedom of speech and expression as follows: “The right to freedom of expression is recognized as a human [...]
Archive for the ‘In the News’ Category
The Freedom of Speech Soapbox by Linda Nee
Posted in In the News on May 21, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Who Reads This Blog Anyway?
Posted in In the News on May 19, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Although in the past DCS suspected Unum and other insurers read Lindanee’s Blog, I feel fairly certain the companies “check in” on a regular basis. Actually, I view the attention of one of the largest disability insurers in America as a very flattering interesting phenomena. We welcome all readers to Lindanee’s Blog, including the insurance companies themselves. [...]
Unum’s Market Price Per Share
Posted in In the News on May 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just in case you haven’t been following Unum stock, it closed today at $19.90 per share. The decline in the company’s market price per share is reported to stem from much weaker earnings from Unum UK reported to be a 20% decline, including a closed block. Stock watchers may have noticed Unum’s price per share has [...]
Unum – Unprofessional Conduct Even for A Hungry Vulture
Posted in In the News on May 17, 2012 | 23 Comments »
As Unum continues to terminate its own and faithful, more and more information concerning its unfair claims practices emerges which may in the future cause the company problems. Employees with over 10 years tenure are likely to have documents and other information which can be useful to state conduct market investigations. Try as it will, [...]
Attorney Jon Holder Passes Away Unexpectedly
Posted in In the News on May 15, 2012 | 8 Comments »
News from Attorney Jon Holder’s office was received this morning informing of the passing of a longstanding disability insurance advocate and plaintiff’s attorney. I came to know Attorney Holder months prior to assisting Elliot Spitzer and the US Department of Labor in its investigation of UnumProvident during the multi-state conduct market examinations in 2002. He [...]
Liberty Mutual Gets Bad Press in Boston Globe Story by Brian McCrory
Posted in In the News on April 18, 2012 | 4 Comments »
(Reposted from Internet Article) Soaring Greed at Liberty Mutual by Brian McCrory Of all the places I might have found myself on a Saturday morning, a breezy sidewalk at Hanscom Field was probably the most enlightening. There, I found myself gawking at a golden-hued building so richly landscaped with azaleas and evergreens, so impeccably maintained [...]
Straight Talk About Insurance – Putting It All In Perspective by Linda Nee
Posted in In the News on April 4, 2012 | 11 Comments »
Insurance companies in general have very poor reputations. Despite recent TV commercials marketing, ”Nationwide is on your side!” or the “Geico Gecko”, across the board all insurance companies are viewed by the general public as shady organizations looking for profits by not paying what’s owed. When was the last time you heard someone say they received [...]
Maine Department of Insurance Investigates Unum – Again……
Posted in In the News on March 15, 2012 | 9 Comments »
According to a reliable source the Maine Department of Insurance may be investigating Unum’s claims practices for a second time. In the preceding six years since the multi-state settlement agreement, the Maine Bureau of Insurance, as one of three lead multi-state regulators, used every excuse it could muster to avoid investigating Unum a second time. In [...]
Welcome Back National Coalition of Disability Insureds (NCDI)!
Posted in In the News on February 16, 2012 | 19 Comments »
In order to provide insureds and claimants with an organizational means to allow their voices to be heard at the state and federal levels, DCS, Inc. reinstated The National Coalition of Disability Insureds. NCDI is a non-profit organization specifically created for insureds and claimants with private disability insurance policies and claims. Although NCDI was originally created in [...]
A Short Note About Content Policy
Posted in In the News on February 9, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Lindanee’s Blog is intended to impart accurate information to insureds and claimants concerning the disability claim process. We believe insureds have the right to information at least equal to that of the insurance company reviewing their claims. Our mission is to give insureds information and options so that each family can make knowledgeable decisions about [...]
