Our law firm often gets calls from soon to be Long Term Disability claimants asking our lawyers to fill out their forms. We realize that the LTD application forms can be overwhelming, complex, with some hard to answer questions. Not all questions can be answered in a “yes/no” fashion. Filling…
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What does “Disability” mean in your Long Term Disability Policy (Ontario)
One of your benefits through work may be a form of Long Term Disability Insurance. LTD Insurance can also be purchased outside of work privately, through a policy which follows you from job to job. Having an LTD policy is always a good thing. You can also have more than…
Long Term Disability Claim Denied? Here’s what you need to know (Ontario)
If you have applied for Long Term Disability Benefits with a private LTD insurer such as SunLife, Manulife, Great West Life, Industrial Alliance, SSQ, Co-Operators, Empire Life, RBC Insurance, La Capitale Insurance, BMO Insurance; and had your claim denied, then this is the article you need to read. It’s important…
Fibromyaligia, Depression & Chronic Pain in a personal injury case (Ontario)
Many of our clients suffer from fibromyalgia, depression and chronic pain. These injuries arise and present themselves in a wide variety of ways. Each case is fact specific. We never know how these injuries will present themselves or manifest. Our lawyers see fibromyaligia, depression and chronic pain in the context…
Things to watch out for when it comes to your Long Term Disability Claim (LTD Ontario)
Our law firm gets a ton of calls from people who have been denied Long Term Disability (LTD) benefits from their insurers (Great West Life, Manulife, Sun Life, Industrial Alliance, SSQ, Co-Operators, RBC Insurance, Desjardins, Equitable Life, La Captiale Insurance, Canada Life, and the list goes on…). Although none of…
How to fight the insurance company after your Long Term Disability Claim has been denied (Ontario)
Here’s the scenario: You’ve been working diligently for the same employer, at the same job for years. You’ve given it your all. Countless hours of pain staking work. The job pays well. You have some great colleagues at work. And you have a benefits plan that you believe is fantastic.…
Reasons why your Long Term Disability Claim (LTD Claim) is getting denied (Ontario)
Our law firm handles a wide variety of Long Term Disability (LTD) Claims against pretty much every deep pocketed insurer you can think of: Manulife, SunLife, Great West Life, Desjardins, SSQ, RBC Insurance, Empire Life, Canada Life, Industrial Alliance, Equitable Life, Co-Operators, Standard Life (Now Manulife). If you can name…
How to Apply for Long Term Disability Benefits (LTD) (Ontario)
Many people have benefits through work. Most understand those benefits to cover medical expenses such as massage, physiotherapy, medication, and dental expenses. Few think of those benefits as covering a portion of your income while you’re disabled and unable to work. This concept is called “disability benefits” or “disability insurance“.…
Better understanding Fibromyalgia & getting the support you need (Ontario)
There are two schools of thought when it comes to fibromyalgia. Some doctors believe it exists, and it’s a very real illness/disabling condition. Other doctors don’t believe it exists, and that it’s all in your head. Insurance companies and their lawyers, tend to side with the latter. Personal injury lawyers…
LTD Insurer claws back benefits on fibromyalgia case
Sometimes, the Toronto Injury Lawyer Blog examines recent cases that we think our readership will enjoy. We do our best not to make the legal analysis too technical, because that just turns in to a snooze fest. We want to keep things light, upbeat and easy/enjoyable to read. The law…