Jay M. Feder v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that under the deferential standard, the reviewing court should uphold an administrator’s decision if it is reasonable, even if the court would have reached a different conclusion
• requirement that claimant submit written proof of disability and “proof to verify the continuance of any disability” establishes an objective standard
• “We will find discretionary authority in the administrator if the plan’s language expressly creates discretionary authority.”
• a plan will confer discretionary authority “if the terms of a plan indicate a clear intention to delegate final authority to determine eligibility to the plan administrator.”
• “Rather, we examine the terms of the plan to determine if it vests in its administrators discretion either to settle disputed eligibility questions or to construe doubtful provisions of the Plan.” (emphasis added)
• outlining some situations where discretion was created by implication

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).