A former University of Delaware rowing coach has taken Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. to federal court in North Carolina, alleging the insurer wrongfully cut off her long-term disability benefits after more than a decade of payments.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, accuses the company of breaching its contract by halting payments in September 2022, despite the coach’s continued eligibility under the policy’s terms.
A Decade of Benefits—Then a Sudden Reversal
Laura Slice, who led Delaware’s women’s rowing team, asserts that she became disabled due to undisclosed medical issues, forcing her to leave her position in 2011. Reliance Standard initially approved her claim, providing long-term disability benefits from October 2011 until September 2022.
Then, without warning, the company allegedly reversed course, discontinuing payments despite Slice’s ongoing compliance with policy terms. The lawsuit claims the insurer’s actions violate the contract, depriving her of benefits she is legally entitled to receive.
