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Supreme Court Decides MetLife v. Glenn - Employers Should Evaluate Their Benefit Programs, Outside Administrators and Carriers |
July 11, 2008
Previously published on June 24, 2008
On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in MetLife v. Glenn. Holding that a plan administrator that both evaluates and pays a claim operates under a conflict of interest that should be taken into account by a reviewing judge, the Court issued an opinion that will require employers to evaluate their benefit programs, administrators and insurance carriers.
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