Henry W. Reid v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company

KOPF, District Judge.

Henry W. Reid (Reid) claimed he was owed disability insurance benefits under a policy issued by Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. (Connecticut General) providing coverage to him as an employee of Apex Oil Co. (Apex) for, among other things, total disability 1 due to mental disease or defect. The plan was governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.), and while the plan administrator was Apex, the policy provided that all claims were to be processed by Connecticut General.

Reid was relieved of all work responsibilities at…