Standard Life

Standard Life is now a part of Manulife. They were acquired in 2015. Manulife has been a leading Canada based financial services group operating in Asia, and North America for over 125. They are one of the largest financial services and insurance companies in the world. They provide health insurance, life insurance, critical illness and disability insurance, and travel insurance. They are one of Canada’s leading group insurance providers handling both long and short-term disability policies.

As a highly experienced personal injury and disability insurance lawyer, Rob Deutschmann and his legal team is dedicated to assisting those who have had their disability benefits wrongly denied by the disability insurer. His team has successfully protected the rights of injured people in Ontario for over 20 years, and has a proven track record recovering fair settlements.

Rob’s client was an assembly worker for a large manufacturer. The client had been a long term employee with the manufacturer and had a generally good attendance record, but for a few absences due to injuries in the workplace. Overtime however the client developed numbness and tingling in his arms. Assessments showed that the client had developed degenerative disc disease and that there could be some nerve impingement occurring along his spine. The client developed pain that became chronic and eventually the client was unable to continue working. The client went on disability and received disability payments for two years. After two years, the insurer had an assessment completed by a vocational assessor and the assessor identified jobs that the assessor felt met the client’s education, training and experience. The disability insurer denied our client any further disability benefits on the basis that they no longer met the definition of disability which changed after the two year mark to any occupation based on education training and experience. We examined the assessors work and had it reviewed by another vocational assessor. The review highlighted that a number of positions require an education level that our client did not have and given our client’s age and current state, any expectation of retraining and further education was not feasible. We also arranged for a functional abilities assessment which showed that our client did not have the physical ability, stamina, to maintain any reasonable effort of work, even on a part-time basis. We arranged for a settlement mediation with the disability insurer and we were able to obtain an excellent settlement for our client which represented almost all payments for our client to the termination date of the disability policy.

Rob is happy to talk with you, and answer questions about your accident or disability claim. Call us at (519) 742‑7774 today or fill out our online contact form to find out how Rob can help you get full compensation for your personal injuries, and access to the medical, income, and disability benefits you deserve. Your initial consultation is free and you don’t pay any fees until your case is settled.