LINA insurance Articles

San Diego, CA: With health care reform on the mind of many legislators, Americans might be wondering if changes to health care could also mean changes to the way insurance like Life Insurance Company of North America do business. Although LINA insurance has agreed to a settlement with California regarding LINA disability claims, there are still many people who were left high and dry by LINA's coverage denials.

Philadelphia, PA: Sixty-three-year-old "Lorraine," an anonymous blogger, tells a heartbreaking story about LINA insurance and a disability claim that went wrong.

Oakland, CA: Californians who have LINA insurance recently received the good news that the insurance giant would be reevaluating their denied LINA disability claims. However, a recent study has found that the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) and other insurers in California are continuing to reject claims at a high rate, putting people's health at risk.

Belleville, IL: A new survey of seniors enrolled in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claims that the majority of applicants find the process overly complicated and confusing, prompting fears that the federally funded organization is taking advantage of the elderly in a manner reminiscent of the LINA insurance controversy.

San Diego, CA: If you were one of the Californians who recently had their claims denied by the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA), your future might soon be looking a bit brighter. The California Department of Insurance has ordered the insurance company to review every disability insurance claim it denied between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007. This means that people whose disability claims were denied may see that decision reversed.

Glendale, CA: Under the current healthcare system, patients often have no protection against their health insurers' treatment decisions. Recent events, however, have compelled the California Insurance Commissioner to put pressure on the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA insurance), which also operates under the CIGNA Life Insurance Company of North America brand, to reform some of its unsavory activities in the processing of claims.

San Francisco, CA: It's the situation nightmares are made of: customers with Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA insurance) policies submit their claims for vital medical coverage, only to have their LINA disability insurance claim denied. LINA has been ordered go through its denied claims in California from the past few years to determine if any denials should be reversed. The problem is that for some people, it is too late.

Washington DC: According to some officials, a healthcare reform plan out of Congress may make it harder for patients to file challenges against insurers like LINA insurance and Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America.

Philadelphia, PA: Americans living outside California might be looking at that state with a bit of envy these days, as California has reached a settlement agreement with the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) regarding improper denials of LINA disability claims. Although the agreement regarding LINA insurance helps claimants in California, it does not help those in other states, who say they, too, have been improperly denied claims.

San Fernando Valley, CA: The Life Insurance Company of North America, otherwise known as LINA insurance and also operating under the Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America banner, agreed with the California Department of Insurance to settle allegations that LINA committed disability insurance claims violations.