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payment of expenses in connection with defense against such claims)
arising from any act or failure to act in connection with the Plan.
8. Claims and Appeals Procedures.
Except as provided in Sections 22(c)-(f), the Plan's benefit claims and
appeals procedures shall be as follows:
(a) Any request or claim for Plan benefits must be made in writing and
shall be deemed to be filed by a Participant when a written request is
made by the claimant or the claimant's authorized representative which
is reasonably calculated to bring the claim to the attention of the
Named Fiduciary.
(b) The Named Fiduciary shall provide notice in writing to any Participant
when a claim for benefits under the Plan has been denied in whole or in
part. Such notice shall be provided within 60 days of the receipt by
the Named Fiduciary of the Participant's claim or, if special
circumstances require, and the Participant is so notified in writing,
within 120 days of the receipt by the Named Fiduciary of the
Participant's claim. The notice shall be written in a manner calculated
to be understood by the claimant and shall:
(i) set forth the specific reasons for the denial of benefits;
(ii) contain specific references to Plan provisions relative to the
denial;
(iii) describe any material and information, if any, necessary for the
claim for benefits to be allowed, that had been requested, but
not received by the Named Fiduciary; and
(iv) advise the Participant that any appeal of the Named Fiduciary's
adverse determination must be made in writing to the Named
Fiduciary within 60 days after receipt of the initial denial
notification, and must set forth the facts upon which the appeal
is based.
(c) If notice of the denial of a claim is not furnished within the time
periods set forth above, the claim shall be deemed denied and the
claimant shall be permitted to proceed to the review procedures set
forth below. If the Participant fails to appeal the Named Fiduciary's
denial of benefits in writing and within 60 days after receipt by the
claimant of written notification of denial of the claim (or within 60
days after a deemed denial of the claim), the Named Fiduciary's
determination shall become final and conclusive.
(d) If the Participant appeals the Named Fiduciary's denial of benefits in
a timely fashion, the Plan Administrator shall re-examine all issues
relevant to the original denial of benefits. Any such claimant, or his
or her duly authorized representative
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