Short and long term disability insurance policies contain offset provisions. Typically your disability insurance company can deduct money you receive from the following sources:
- Canada Pension Disability payments
- WSIB payments
- severance payments
- retirement allowances from your employer
In fact many disability insurance policies stipulate that if Canada Pension Plan disability benefits or WSIB benefits are available but not applied for the disability insurer can deduct what would have been paid if the application had been made.
There are some exemptions and the contract should be looked at by an experienced disability lawyer to ensure that deductions are not being inappropriately claimed by your disability carrier.
At Kotak Law we have significant experience in successfully challenging disability insurers who have claimed deductions or have denied or terminated disability benefits.
KOTAK PERSONAL INJURY LAW/DISABILITY LAWYERS CAN HELP YOU
We understand that being denied disability benefits can be frustrating and devastating. Your time to fight your disability insurance company is limited. Please do not delay in calling long term disability lawyer. We have successfully sued numerous disability insurance companies including: Manulife, Sunlife, Desjardins, Great West Life, Blue Cross, AIG, SSQ, RBC, Industrial Alliance and more.
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