AIG provided ABC 20/20 with a statement while the story was in production.
“We have a 45-year history of handling Defense Base Act (DBA) claims for our clients, both DBA-insured contractors and their civilian employees. The vast majority of the tens of thousands of claims that we process are paid without dispute when the proper supporting medical evidence has been received. In the event of a dispute, we follow the formal DBA resolution process, which includes a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. When we have received insufficient medical documentation to support a PTSD claim, we refer the claim to independent mental health experts experienced in evaluating such cases. Diagnosing PTSD is often a complicated process, and as with all claims, regardless of severity, we are committed to evaluating cases according to the full coverage and benefit levels specified under the DBA law and regulations. Some cases, unfortunately, take longer to investigate than others because of documentation issues, but the vast majority of them are paid once those issues are resolved.
“Employers are responsible for communicating the availability of DBA coverage to their employees, and reporting their claims. We support employers’ efforts in this regard, by, for example, providing claim forms in a variety of local languages.
“In all cases, it is our policy to respect the privacy of our customers and claimants and not discuss the specifics of individual claims. We also do not comment on pending litigation.”
Please see my post #12
The little woman worked for years as a purchasing agent that went under. Aig was the fake insurance holder on the debt. They made the same statement to all local vendor's and then told them to hire attorneys if they wanted any money, but hell would freeze over before they saw any. They never paid the the first one.
Corrected the sentence at post 17?