Panel Affirms Ruling In Favor Of Disability Claimant, Says Denial Was De Novo Wrong

(July 17, 2024, 12:32 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A disability insurer’s denial of a medical doctor’s long-term disability (LTD) benefits claim was de novo wrong because the insurer construed the policy language referring to compensation from a medical partnership without considering the context of the policy language as a whole, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said in affirming a district court’s summary judgment ruling entered in favor of a disability claimant....