For almost 30 years, Ed Comitz has developed a niche practice exclusively representing professionals (physicians, dentists, attorneys and executives) filing disability claims under privately issued “own occupation” and “specialty-specific” disability insurance policies.Mr. Comitz has earned a national reputation for success with even the most difficult claims. Indeed, clients come to the firm because they have the types claims that insurance companies seek to challenge:- Mental-health conditions- Conditions with symptoms that are largely subjectively reported (e.g. musculoskeletal conditions, carpal tunnel syndrome/ulnar neuropathy, RA)- Conditions where the severity of symptoms and progression vary from patient to patient-Conditions that are largely diagnosed by exclusion, through differential diagnosesUnfortunately, collecting benefits is often difficult as disability insurance carriers have every incentive to minimize losses by denying or terminating benefits. Many professionals also do not realize that, in addition to the claims analyst, their carrier has a team of lawyers, physicians, defense medical examiners, vocational and functional capacity consultants, surveillance personnel, accountants and others working behind the scenes.When it comes time to file for benefits, our firm handle all aspects of the claim. We require that your carrier coordinate all requests for information through our attordneys, so that we can monitor the requests and ensure that they are appropriate. When your carrier requires interviews (of yourself, your employer, your staff and others), Independent Medical Exams (IMEs), Functional Capacity Exams (FCEs), or other examinations, our firm ensures that their representatives do not engage in improper questioning or insurance bad faith. We then monitor each disability claim and utilize our extensive industry knowledge to preemptively identify, document, and combat the insurance companies’ improper, bad-faith tactics, including improper surveillance, before these tactics result in a claim denial or termination.Our law firm is not afraid of a challenge. With decades of experience successfully handling the most difficult claims, we work hard to secure, protect and preserve the benefits our clients are entitled to receive under their policies. For more information, please see https://www.comitzstanley.com or www.disabilitycounsel.netSpecialties: Disability Insurance