Review of Benefit Determinations Sample Clauses

Review of Benefit Determinations. Benefits will be paid to Participants and their beneficiaries without the necessity of formal claims. Participants or their beneficiaries, however, may make a written request to the Administrator for any Plan benefits to which they may be entitled. Participants’ written request for Plan benefits will be considered a claim for Plan benefits, and will be subject to a full and fair review. If the claim is wholly or partially denied, the Administrator will furnish the claimant with a written notice of this denial. This written notice will be provided to the claimant within 90 days after the receipt of the claim by the Administrator. If notice of the denial of a claim is not furnished to the claimant in accordance with the above within 90 days, the claim will be deemed denied. The claimant will then be permitted to proceed to the review stage described in the following paragraphs. Upon the denial of the claim for benefits, the claimant may file a claim for review, in writing, with the Administrator. The claim for review must be filed no later than 60 days after the claimant has received written notification of the denial of the claim for benefits or, if no written denial of the claim was provided, no later than 60 days after the deemed denial of the claim. The claimant may review all pertinent documents relating to the denial of the claim and submit any issues and comments, in writing, to the Administrator. If the claim is denied, the Administrator must provide the claimant with written notice of this denial within 60 days after the Administrator’s receipt of the claimant’s written claim for review. The Administrator’s decision on the claim for review will be communicated to the claimant in writing and will include specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision was based. If the Administrator’s decision on review is not furnished to the claimant within the time limitations described above, the claim will be deemed denied on review. If the claim for Plan benefits is finally denied by the Administrator (or deemed denied), then the claimant may bring suit in federal court. The claimant may not commence a suit in a court of law or equity for benefits under the Plan until the Plan’s claim process and appeal rights have been exhausted and the Plan benefits requested in that appeal have been denied in whole or in part. However, the claimant may only bring a suit in court if it is filed within 90 days after the date of the final denial of th...

Review of Benefit Determinations. The Administrator will provide notice in writing to any Participant or Beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the Plan is denied, and the Administrator shall afford such Participant or Beneficiary a full and fair review of its decision if so requested.

Review of Benefit Determinations. The Committee will provide notice in writing to any Participant or Beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the Plan is denied and the Committee shall afford such Participant or Beneficiary a full and fair review of its decision if so requested in writing.