Question

Are there successful arguments to appeal Northwestern Mutual’s offset of claimant’s LTB by the amount of SSD benefits awarded?

Asked on April 23rd 2020 by Carol W.
Are there successful arguments to appeal Northwestern Mutual’s offset of claimant’s LTB by the amount of SSD benefits awarded?

Answer

Answered on April 23rd 2020 by Attorney Stephen Jessup

Carol, in almost all cases, no. If the policy explicitly allows for the offset, the offset is enforceable.