Insured Is Not Entitled To 2 Monthly Disability Payments, Massachusetts Panel Says

(May 21, 2024, 1:45 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A trial court properly found that an insured is not entitled to both total disability benefits and lifetime total disability benefits under a disability income policy because the policy clearly provides that lifetime total disability benefits are not payable until the maximum amount of total disability benefits is paid or until the insured’s 65th birthday, the Massachusetts Appeals Court said May 21 in affirming the trial court’s summary judgment order in favor of the insurer on breach of contract and bad faith claims....