Reclassification Of Disability Claimant’s Occupation Was Arbitrary, Capricious

Mealey's (March 24, 2021, 11:37 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A disability insurer acted arbitrarily and capriciously in terminating a disability claimant’s benefits because the insurer wrongfully reclassified the claimant’s occupation as an internal medical specialist after more than 10 years of correctly classifying the claimant’s occupation as a gastroenterologist, a Delaware federal judge said March 19 in granting judgment in favor of the claimant....