Injured War-Zone Workers Fight Insurance Giant AIG

Back From Iraq, Injured War-Zone Workers Fight Insurance Giant AIG, Face Financial Ruin
Civilian Contractors Accuse Insurer of Continuing To 'Delay and Deny' Claims
By AVNI PATEL
March 18, 2010
Civilian contractors who were injured or wounded while supporting American troops in Iraq continue to face long battles with insurance giant AIG for payment of their disability claims, despite Congressional inquiries and calls to reform the system that has handled tens of thousands of disability claims from employees of overseas contractors.

Some AIG clients say they suffered while execs were treated to the high life.

More PhotosThe injured workers, including some wounded by small-arms fire or IEDs during insurgent attacks, complain that AIG has continued to "delay and deny" their claims nearly a year after a joint investigation by ABC News, ProPublica, and the Los Angeles Times first exposed serious problems with AIG's handling of disability claims under a government-funded insurance system. An analysis found that AIG challenged nearly half of the claims involving the most serious injuries.

"They will spend whatever it takes, or do whatever it takes, to berate, belittle and humiliate us," said Bill Carlisle, an injured Arkansas man who drove trucks in Iraq for nearly two years.
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Injured War-Zone Workers Fight Insurance Giant AIG