Long Term Disability cases are at their essence, contract cases. In a long term disability case, there is a contract of insurance between the Plaintiff and the Defendant. The contract is between the Defendant insurance company (Great West Life, Canada Life, Manulife, Sun Life, Empire Life, Desjardins Insurance, SSQ Insurance,…
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Gaining access to Ontario Courts in a personal injury or long term disability case? Think again…(Bars to Justice edition)
In Canada, we live in a free and democratic society. We are supposed to have access to the Courts when things go wrong in order to pursue justice and protect our rights and freedoms. When you’ve been wronged, and all else fails, you ought to be able to pursue your…
Long Term Disability Insurance Feedback: From the Blog Mailbag
Last week’s Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog Post was entitled “Long Term Disability Claim Delay = No Pay (Ontario). If you didn’t check out that blog entry, you can do so here. We got a lot of positive feedback from our readership which we have been permitted to share with you!…
Long Term Disability Claim Delay = No Pay (Ontario)
Bills stack up. Particularly around the Holiday season. Unless you’re independently wealthy or have amassed considerable savings, you’re ability to pay off these bills comes through income generated from working (or very generous monetary gifts!). What could be worse than being unable to return to work on account of a…
To appeal or not to appeal your Long Term Disability Denial (Ontario)
Our law firm gets a variety of calls from people who have had their Long Term Disability claims denied. These people have A LOT of questions about how to best proceed with their Long Term Disability Claim after their claim has been denied. Some of the questions our lawyers hear…
Getting the most out of your Long Term Disability or Critical Illness Application (Ontario)
Long Term Disability Insurance, and Critical Illness insurance are both “living policies“. They differ from a death benefit or life insurance policy in that the insured is still alive and the beneficiary; while alive; is able to recover the benefits. In a “death policy” or “non living policy” only the…
Top questions for Long Term Disability Claims in Ontario
A lot of our practice is focused on litigating short term, and long term disability claims against large insurance companies such as Manulife, Great West Life, Sun Life, Industrial Alliance, RBC Insurance, La Capitale Insurance, Co-Operators Insurance, Equitable Life, Canada Life etc. These claims arise when a policy holder, of…
Those little loop holes in your Long Term Disability Policy: What you need to know before making a claim (Ontario)
Our law firm handles a wide array of personal injury and disability claims. Many of our cases are against large, multi-national insurance companies who provide all types of insurance coverage. One of the most common sort of claims we see are Short Term, and Long Term Disability claims against such…
Why your family doctor is so important to your personal injury or long term disability claim (Ontario)
Over the past few months, we have seen a war play out in the media between Ontario doctors and the Ontario government. Doctors and the province have been operating without a proper contract in place for quite some time. Neither side can agree to terms. Ontario unilaterally cut doctor fees,…
Long Term Disability Claims: How LTD policies can work against you
Our law firm litigates countless Long Term Disability (LTD) claims against large, multi-national insurers such as Great West Life, Sun Life, Manulife, Industrial Alliance, Desjardins, SSQ, Canada Life, Empire Life, RBC Insurance, Co-Operators, Equitable Life and the list goes on. Litigating these claims can prove to be difficult for a…