(January 5, 2017, 5:09 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 23 affirmed a district court’s ruling that a disability insurer’s denial of benefits was reasonable after determining that the evidence does not support the contention that the claimant was permanently disabled (Fred Arko v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 14-17287, 9th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 23207)....