Disability Insurer's Denial Of Claim Based On Late Notice Was Not Abuse Of Discretion

BOSTON - A disability insurer did not abuse its discretion or act unreasonably in denying a claim for short-term disability benefits based on the claimant's failure to file the claim within 30 days as required by the plan because the insurer's denial based on the late notice was supported by substantial evidence, a Massachusetts federal judge said May 10 (Nancy Lyman v. UNUM Group, et al., No. 17-11530, D. Mass., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79516).
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