6th Circuit Affirms Court’s Decision To Uphold Denial Of ERISA Benefits

(March 14, 2017, 1:46 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 9 held that an insurer’s decision to deny an insured’s benefits is supported by substantial evidence notwithstanding the insurer’s inherent conflict of interest as both the plan administrator and payer, affirming a lower federal court’s decision to uphold the denial of benefits sought under Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Daniel Collins v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 16-3918, 6th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 4322)....

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