Administrative Appeal Was Untimely, 8th Circuit Rules

ST. LOUIS - The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 5 found that an insurer's decision to close a disability claim file based on the claimant's failure to properly file an administrative appeal within the 180-day time period was reasonable (Susan Reindl v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 12-1975, 8th Cir.).Full story on lexis.com