Termination Of LTD Benefits Was Not De Novo Wrong Or Unreasonable, Judge Says

(July 7, 2021, 5:23 PM EDT) -- MACON, Ga. — A disability insurer’s termination of a claimant’s long-term disability benefits based on a finding that the claimant was not disabled from any occupation was not de novo wrong or unreasonable because the claimant failed to show that the reports of the insurer’s consulting physicians were unreliable or that the report of her treating physician was more reliable, a Georgia federal judge said June 23 in granting the insurer’s motion for judgment....