Timing of Administrator Response. The Administrator shall respond to such Claimant within ninety (90) days after receiving the claim. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional ninety (90) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial ninety (90) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.
Timing of Administrator Response. The Administrator shall respond to such Claimant within ninety (90) days (forty-five (45) days for a claim based on Disability) after receiving the claim. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional ninety (90) days (forty-five (45) days for a claim based on Disability) by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial ninety (90)-day period (forty-five (45)-day period for a claim based on Disability), that an additional period is required. The notice of extension shall set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.
Timing of Administrator Response. The Administrator shall respond in writing to such Claimant within sixty (60) days (forty-five (45) days for a claim based on Disability) after receiving the request for review. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the
Timing of Administrator Response. The Administrator shall respond in writing to such Claimant within sixty (60) days after receiving the request for
Timing of Administrator Response. The Board shall respond in writing to such Claimant within sixty (60) days after receiving the request for review. If the Board determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Board can extend the response period by an additional sixty (60) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial sixty (60) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Board expects to render its decision.
Timing of Administrator Response. If the claim relates to a determination of disability, and the claim requires an independent determination by the Administrator of an Executive’s disability status, the Administrator shall notify the claimant of the Plan’s benefit determination within a reasonable period of time, but no later than forty-five (45) days after receipt of the claim. If, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, the Administrator needs additional time to process a claim, the claimant will be notified, within forty-five (45) days after the Administrator receives the claim, of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Administrator expects to make its decision, but not beyond seventy-five (75) days from the date the claim was received. If, prior to the end of the extension period, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, a decision cannot be rendered within that extension period, the period for making the determination may be extended for up to an additional thirty (30) days, provided that the Administrator notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the first extension period, of the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Plan expects to render a decision. The extension notice shall specifically explain the standards on which entitlement to a disability benefit is based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision on the claim and the additional information needed from the claimant to resolve those issues, and the claimant shall be afforded at least forty-five (45) days within which to provide the specified information.
