Insurer Entitled To Accept Opinions Of Its Physicians, Wisconsin Federal Judge Says

(December 2, 2016, 10:43 AM EST) -- MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Nov. 14 determined that a disability insurer did not act arbitrarily and capriciously when it terminated a claimant’s long-term disability (LTD) benefits because the insurer was not required to give more weight to the opinions of the claimant’s treating physicians than to the insurer’s reviewing physicians (Kathy J. Jacowski v. Kraft Heinz Foods Co., et al., No. 15-657, W.D. Wis.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157360)....

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