Does an administrator have a conflict of interest in their work?

Nonetheless, an administrator's conflict of interest is also relevant to the question of what, if any, evidence the district court will consider outside of the administrative record. Where the district court is reviewing a plan administrator's decision for abuse of discretion, such review is strictly limited to the evidence in the record. Taft v. Equitable Life Assurance Society, 9 F.3d 1469, 1472 (9th Cir. 1993). In addition, in most cases where the district court is reviewing the plan administrator's decision de novo, "additional

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