On behalf of Willeford & Toledano | Aug 25, 2020 | Firm News
A cancer diagnosis is shocking for anybody, especially if their early symptoms are mild. Before you even have time to recover your emotional footing, however, you suddenly have to manage doctor visits, treatments and new medications — all the while feeling like...
On behalf of Willeford & Toledano | Aug 11, 2020 | Firm News
You were smart: You invested in your employer’s long-term disability insurance option when you first started working, even though you were young and healthy at the time. You’re still young — but not quite so healthy. You think it may be time to file for...
On behalf of Willeford & Toledano | Jun 8, 2020 | Firm News
Most long-term disability (LTD) policies are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) — but that doesn’t mean that they’re all alike. In fact, one of the smartest things you can do before you try to file a claim is to make certain that you...
On behalf of Willeford & Toledano | May 2, 2020 | Firm News
Long-term disability benefits claims are among the most expensive for insurance companies to pay. An individual with a permanent disability may require hundreds of thousands of dollars of support over the course of their life between lost wages and medical expenses....
On behalf of Willeford & Toledano | Apr 24, 2020 | Firm News
Some individuals count on long-term disability policies to provide them with benefits if they are unable to work. Unfortunately, these are sometimes very difficult to obtain because they might be covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Not all...
On behalf of Willeford & Toledano | Mar 5, 2020 | Firm News
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is one of those strange disorders that you’ve probably never heard of — until you’re diagnosed with it. EDS is actually a group of genetic disorders that involve your body’s connective tissue. Since your connective tissue supports...
On behalf of Willeford & Toledano | Mar 4, 2020 | Firm News
ERISA. It’s a term you have probably seen before, likely when reading about certain employer-provided benefits such as long-term disability insurance. For most people, ERISA doesn’t seem like something they need to think about. In reality, ERISA impacts the life of...
On behalf of Willeford & Toledano | Mar 2, 2020 | Firm News
Disability benefits protect you from the financial hardship that could result from an illness or injury. Most people know about long-term disability insurance as an option to protect them from a protracted absence from work due to health reasons or an injury. Quite a...
