Disability Insurer Did Not Have To Consider Each Of Claimant's Unique Job Duties

NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 23 reversed and remanded a district court's ruling in favor of a disability claimant after determining that the insurer's denial of benefits was not an abuse of discretion because, according to Fifth Circuit precedent, the insurer properly considered the general duties of the claimant's regular occupation and did not have to account for each of the claimant's unique job duties (Juanita Nichols v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co., No. 18-60499, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 15396).
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