27 Nov 2013
VAN DER NOLL v SOVEREIGN ASSURANCE CO LIMITED [2013] NZHC 3051
- Citation
- [2013] NZHC 3051
- Court
- High Court
Sovereign's cessation of total disability payments and its denial of partial disability were lawful because its decisions were reasonably open to it: Sovereign obtained and provided relevant material to independent experts (vocational and occupational), the experts concluded the insured was not completely unable to earn remuneration and was reasonably suited to alternative occupations (subject to rehabilitative measures), and there was significant evidence that the insured's beliefs and external influences, not solely the medical condition, explained non-return to work; the insured failed to…