AETNA is one of the largest disability insurance companies in the country. They also have one of the largest numbers of disability claim denials. Disability Lawyer, Marc Whitehead has recently filed suit on behalf of a disabled Texas worker who became severely disabled while covered under a long term disability insurance policy issued and administered by AETNA.
This recent lawsuit involves a disability insurance policy that is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act or better known as ERISA. ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and is a federal law that regulates the handling of Employee Benefit Plans and the remedies of the beneficiaries of these Plans.