Linda Nee, owner of Disability Claims Solutions, Inc., a consulting service based in Portland, Maine, that assists insurance customers in the US, UK and Canada with disability claims. From 1994 until 2002, Nee worked as a lead customer specialist for the insurer Unum. She was fired after becoming a whistle-blower and speaking with news program Dateline NBC about the company’s practices. Unum was later fined $15 million by the insurance commissioners of 48 states for its unfair claims practices. LindaNee.WordPress.com
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