Termination Of Disability Benefits Was Reasonable Under Any-Occupation Standard

Mealey's (January 3, 2018, 11:38 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A disability insurer’s termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was not arbitrary and capricious because the insurer’s decision to terminate benefits under the plan’s any-occupation standard is supported by substantial medical evidence and was based on a deliberate reasoning process, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Jan. 2 (Bari Kemper v. Life Insurance Company of North America, et al., No. 16-6507, 6th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 55)....