Host v. First Unum Life Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS BRIAN HOST, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. ) 18-11504-DPW v. ) ) FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE ) COMPANY AND UNUM GROUP, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER October 28, 2021 Plaintiff, Brian Host, a bank executive was injured on the job, laid off, and denied disability benefits because the insurance company accepted at face value his employer’s statement that he was terminated for deficient performance. I find that the insurance company in doing so repeatedly failed to conduct even minimal inquiry regarding the employer’s asserted…