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Tony Scott, a 62-year-old construction worker, is pursuing legal action against his income protection insurer, MLC, after the company denied his claim for lost wages totalling over $200,000. Scott’s claim arose following severe health complications from lymphoma and COVID-19, which left him unable to work during his recovery period.
The dispute centres on a policy clause related to Scott’s change in employment status from salaried to contractual work, a transition he made during his cancer treatment. Scott’s legal representatives argue that the employment status change was unrelated to the circumstances triggering his claim and that the insurer’s reliance on this clause to deny coverage is unreasonable.
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