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The attorneys at Frankel & Newfield have successfully represented many CIGNA disability insurance policyholders in their fight to obtain or hold onto their disability benefits. We work with clients on CIGNA short term disability claims, as well as long term disability insurance claims.

CIGNA sells healthcare options to individuals and large companies, but the bulk of its sales of long term disability insurance plans are sold to associations and unions.

The policies mostly offer a very limited "own occupation" term, and once that short term expired, the definition of disability shifts to "any occupation."

Our attorneys work with clients on CIGNA short term disability claims, as well as long term disability insurance claims.

Here are a few examples: Client was terminated after four years, based on a paper review of medical records and surveillance video. We won the appeal. To read more, click here CIGNA denied a claim for benefits for a psychiatrist based on an IME that stated he could perform sedentary work. Our client suffers from serious orthopedic disabilities and a host of serious illnesses that make it impossible for him to perform the tasks of his profession. We won the appeal. To read more, click here

Frankel & Newfield has many years of experience with CIGNA long term disability claims and works with many CIGNA policyholders who have had their claims denied, delayed and terminated.

If you need help with a CIGNA disability claim, call our office toll-free at 1-877-LTD-CLAIM (877-583-2524).

CIGNA traces its roots back as far as 1792, but the present day insurance company is based in Connecticut and was created in 1982 when the Insurance Company of North America (INA) and Connecticut General merged. At that time, CIGNA shifted product lines and became a provider of managed healthcare policies, selling to small and middle sized commercial clients. CIGNA sells healthcare options to individuals and large companies, but the bulk of its sales of long term disability insurance plans are sold to associations and unions. Mostly, these policies are covered under the federal statute, ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act).

Companies under the CIGNA Group Insurance umbrella for disability insurance claims include Connecticut General Life Insurance Company ("CGLIC"), CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York ("CLICNY") and Life Insurance Company of North America ("LINA").