(December 7, 2016, 11:25 AM EST) -- LAFAYETTE, La. — A disability insurer did not abuse its discretion in denying a claim for long-term disability benefits because the insurer was not required to complete an independent medical exam of the claimant and was not required to give greater weight to the opinions of the claimant’s treating physicians, a Louisiana federal judge said Dec. 5 (Linda Bellard v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 15-0428, W.D. La.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167714)....