Lincoln Financial Wildfire Damage

Lincoln's contacting potentially affected claimants and employers to explain how their team will meet their needs during this challenging time. 
They are:

• Exercising leniency in time-period extensions: This allowance applies to notice of loss, proof of loss, medical record due dates, repayments due to overpayment, and appeal deadlines.
• Accepting verbal address change requests: They’re pausing their best practice of requesting address changes in writing, provided claimants verbally confirm appropriate information to establish identity.
• Offering direct deposit for short-term disability claims: Typically, this option is only for long-term disability claims.
• Waiving the waiting period for lost check replacements: This change ensures we can reissue benefits quickly.