Ample Evidence Supports Denial Of LTD Benefits Under Any-Occupation Standard

Mealey's (March 19, 2019, 8:37 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A district court did not err in finding that a disability insurer’s denial of disability benefits under a plan’s any-occupation standard was justified because ample evidence in the record supports the insurer’s determination, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said March 15 (Susan Beach v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 17-16492, 9th  Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7817)....