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Verkhovets Law, Toronto long-term disability lawyers know that LTD is supposed to be your safety net. The reality is it’s more like the roadrunner yanking the net away from the coyote. LTD is meant to financially cover you if an illness or injury stops you from working. Frequently, insurers complicate matters and use delays as a stall tactic. This is why you need Toronto long-term disability lawyers to advocate on your behalf.
Verkhovets Law, Toronto long-term disability lawyers will tell you litigating disability claims is an extremely complicated process: many specialists to see, many forms to fill out, much waiting time in between. Talking to us before you make a claim is the best way to avoid being denied in the first place. We’re used to decoding policies written in such a deliberately convoluted language it’s no wonder they’re often misunderstood.
Insurance companies are in it to make money – not pay you – even if you make an honest mistake completing a claim form.
Would your insurer really deny your claim based on a technicality?
Yes, they would.
And, yes, they do.
When your long-term disability claim has been dismissed by an insurance company, don’t get angry and don’t give up. The Toronto long-term disability lawyers at Verkhovets Law can help. We have helped hundreds of people with their denied long-term disability claims.
Don’t assume you understand everything the policy is saying. Our Toronto long-term disability lawyers will translate it for you into plain English. We know how insurance companies think and act. And what we need to do, to help you with your denied long-term disability claim.
Here are some interesting, if not frightening, facts about long-term disability in Canada, according to the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD).
It’s tragic how many people needlessly live with the dire consequences of a denied long-term disability claim. Call or email the Toronto long-term disability lawyers at Verkhovets Law, to get the help you need.
the Toronto long-term disability lawyers at Verkhovets Law,
to get the help you need.
While your policy’s checklist is the one that applies, there are common injuries and illness that usually satisfy insurers as a disability:
The message from our Toronto long-term disability lawyers about insurance companies is clear: just because you paid for benefits through insurance premiums and qualify to collect, doesn’t mean that’s what actually happens.
There are many reasons for a denied long-term disability claim, or a cancelled one. It is not uncommon for insurance companies to hire a private investigator to verify that you indeed need long-term disability benefits. In the same vein, some people tell the insurance company one story and a different story appears on Facebook. Your credibility is key.
Verkhovets Law, Toronto long-term disability lawyers, make sure their clients know it’s important not to disqualify yourself without realizing the ramifications of one of the following:
Our Toronto long-term disability
lawyers handle these types of
disability claims:
Our Toronto long-term disability lawyers handle these types of disability claims:
Our Toronto long-term disability lawyers handle these types of disability claims:
Our Toronto personal injury lawyers
also handle these types of claims:
Our Toronto personal injury lawyers also handle these types of claims:
Verkhovets Law, Toronto long-term disability lawyers, have seen all the maneuvers LTD insurers use to avoid paying benefits. The main one is that time is on their side. So, they delay, delay, and delay some more. When they do finally agree to pay, most typically provide a monthly benefit at rates of 80%, 70%, or 66% of your net pre-disability income.
Insurance companies aren’t in any hurry to cut your cheques either. Without Toronto long-term disability lawyers to press your case, delays tend to continue. Delays can sometimes drag on for months (or even years) before you see any money. Insurance companies stall even if you cleared all hurdles.
Here is a mistake that many people make when they don’t hire Toronto long-term disability lawyers: they settle for pennies-on-the-dollar. It plays out like this: if you have not been able to work due to a disability and have exhausted your savings, your inclination might be to accept less than the amount you’re entitled to on the grounds that some money is better than none. Insurance companies know this, too.
Meanwhile, most insurers demand you apply for CPP Disability (CPP-D) after the first two years of LTD payments. They can deduct that amount from the gross of your CPP-D monthly payment. If CPP-D is halted, LTD payments will increase back in full.
Most LTD policies will do the same with any other benefit payments you are receiving including from:
All experienced car accident lawyers will tell you that, unlike the U.S., there isn’t a personal injury magic fairy in Canada doling out massive cash awards. Nor is there a handy dandy guideline to consult. We’ll figure out what your claim is worth by keeping the upper limit in mind, and knowing the ranges awarded in previous personal injury cases. But there are common elements that come into play: the type of action, negligence factors, and the nature and extent of your damages.
Our Toronto long-term disability lawyers know it’s a nightmare scenario – you have an illness or injury and can’t work. But your insurer wrongfully denied your claim, and you don’t understand why.
Contact us now and we’ll start work on your behalf.