Individual and Group Disability Insurance
Disability Insurance is usually the last type of insurance that people talk about, but is serves an important purpose in replacing a portion of your salary if you get hurt or become sick and are unable to work for several months or more. Disability Insurance helps to protect a portion of your income protecting you financially should you become disabled for an extended period of time. Protect Your Greatest Asset, Your Paycheck! We Offer Individual/Group/Buy-Sell, Own-Occupation, Benefits till age 65.. Statistics show that in the US a disabling accident occurs on average once every second.* In fact, Nearly 18.5% of Americans are currently living with a Disability, and close to 1 out of every 4 persons in the US workforce will suffer a disabling injury before retirement. Disability Insurance (DI) can replace your income when you are unable to work because of a disability. Just think how many accidents occur each and every day across our great nation, how easily one can loose their main source of income. For just a few dollars a day, it's worth it to protect your hard earned paycheck. Protect your paycheck with Disability Insurance today!
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Most of us don't realize that 1/4 of us will become disabled before we reach retirement age. According to the Council for Disability Awareness, 90% of disabilities are caused by illness rather than an accident. According to the American Payroll Association, 71% of employees live paycheck to paycheck, without sufficient savings to cushion the financial impact of a disability. According to The American Journal of Medicine (information from Harvard University Report), 63% of personal bankruptcies were due to an inability to pay for medical expenses.
As an employee, what would happen if you are suddenly unable to work? A lot relies on your income. If the unexpected occurs, and you are too sick or injured to work, would your savings or the current disability benefits you receive through your employer be enough to:
Disability insurance provides Income Replacement.
Key Features of Disability Insurance
As you see almost every day on the news, the risk of death is very high but the risk of disability is even higher. Disability insurance, otherwise referred to as Paycheck Protection, is designed to pay a monthly benefit to the insured if the client becomes too sick or injured to perform their day to day duties. Monthly benefits are based off the client's income documentation, their occupation and paramedical exam. To see how affordable a DI policy can be, feel free to apply for a quote at any time.
Most of us NEED Disability Insurance or we stand a chance to lose our income because of a Disability. Just look at how many home foreclosures have been caused by a disability in the family. Disability insurance comes in many different forms and with many different terms and there are many companies providing disability insurance. We have access to some of the top rated carriers across the nation.
Most of us don't realize that 1/4 of us will become disabled before we reach retirement age. According to the Council for Disability Awareness, 90% of disabilities are caused by illness rather than an accident. According to the American Payroll Association, 71% of employees live paycheck to paycheck, without sufficient savings to cushion the financial impact of a disability. According to The American Journal of Medicine (information from Harvard University Report), 63% of personal bankruptcies were due to an inability to pay for medical expenses.
As an employee, what would happen if you are suddenly unable to work? A lot relies on your income. If the unexpected occurs, and you are too sick or injured to work, would your savings or the current disability benefits you receive through your employer be enough to:
- Pay your bills?
- Make your monthly mortgage or rent payments?
- Buy groceries?
- Make your car payments?
- Provide for your children’s education?
Disability insurance provides Income Replacement.
Key Features of Disability Insurance
- Helps protect a portion of your current income to help maintain your current lifestyle.
- Can compliment your existing disability coverage.
- Benefits might be tax free (please consult your tax advisor or accountant).
- Multiple options exist for various income levels.
- 1 out of 5 Americans will experience a long-term disability during their working years.
- Every thirty seconds, someone files for bankruptcy in the wake of a serious illness.
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 50 million Americans are classsified as disabled.
- During the course of your career, you are three and a half times more likely to be injured and need Long Term Disability Coverage than you are to die and need Life insurance.
As you see almost every day on the news, the risk of death is very high but the risk of disability is even higher. Disability insurance, otherwise referred to as Paycheck Protection, is designed to pay a monthly benefit to the insured if the client becomes too sick or injured to perform their day to day duties. Monthly benefits are based off the client's income documentation, their occupation and paramedical exam. To see how affordable a DI policy can be, feel free to apply for a quote at any time.
Most of us NEED Disability Insurance or we stand a chance to lose our income because of a Disability. Just look at how many home foreclosures have been caused by a disability in the family. Disability insurance comes in many different forms and with many different terms and there are many companies providing disability insurance. We have access to some of the top rated carriers across the nation.
Common Disability Insurance Terms
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Elimination Period (EP) - also knowns as the waiting period or the time you have to wait until you can start recieveing benefits after filing a claim. Typical EP's are 60, 90, 180 days. So choose an EP that fits your needs. How long can you sustain your lifestyle without your income?
Benefit Period (BP) - is the length of time that benefits will continue from the date they began. Typical BP's are 2yrs, 5yrs, or to age 67.
Benefit Amount - is typically 60% of the client's gross pay usually up to a limit of $15,000 per month. Even if you need more than 15,000 per month, don't despair, just contact us as we are usually able to obtain coverage for up to 65 percent of even the highest incomes.
Disabling Definitions:
Own-Occupation Definition: This is the most desirable type, and means that the insurance company which we select will consider the client's occupation to be the occupation he/she is in engaged in at the time he/she becomes disabled. The insurance company will pay benefits even if the client returns to work in a different occupation.
Example: A surgeon, Dr. X (of course, an anonymous name) develops a tremor that prevents him from practicing as a surgeon. Dr. X can collect disability benefits even if he works to return to work as a family practice physician. So if he used to earn $250,000, and his disability insurance benefits are $150,000 per year (60%), he can still earn another income as a family practice physician making $125,000!
Modified Own-Occ Definition: This is the 2nd most desirable and most commonly used. Under this definition, the client is unable to perform the 'substantial and material' duties of his/her regular occupation, and the client is under the regular care of a Physician appropriate for that client's injury or sickness. So lets take Dr. X. If he/she choose this policy, and returned to work as a family physician, he cannot collect full disability benefits. Now the benefits are based on a percentage of the lost income, so in this case the annual benefits would be reduced to $75,000 because there was a 50% loss of income. Remember Dr. X's income is now $125,000 instead of the pre-disability income of $250,000.
Any Occupation: This is the least desirable type, but still better than having no protection. Under this poicy the insurance company determines what type of work is suitable for the client. If the client is found fit to work in a field qualified by his prior education, training or experience, that cilent would not be eligible for any disability insurance benefit.
There are different ways that policies can be renewed, different 'what if' provisions, benefits and riders which are included or added to your disability policy. and these provisions will be discussed with you as we progress with your application. Exclusions and limitations can vary by policy. No matter what your situation is, contact us today so that we can Plan for Your Success.
Benefit Period (BP) - is the length of time that benefits will continue from the date they began. Typical BP's are 2yrs, 5yrs, or to age 67.
Benefit Amount - is typically 60% of the client's gross pay usually up to a limit of $15,000 per month. Even if you need more than 15,000 per month, don't despair, just contact us as we are usually able to obtain coverage for up to 65 percent of even the highest incomes.
Disabling Definitions:
Own-Occupation Definition: This is the most desirable type, and means that the insurance company which we select will consider the client's occupation to be the occupation he/she is in engaged in at the time he/she becomes disabled. The insurance company will pay benefits even if the client returns to work in a different occupation.
Example: A surgeon, Dr. X (of course, an anonymous name) develops a tremor that prevents him from practicing as a surgeon. Dr. X can collect disability benefits even if he works to return to work as a family practice physician. So if he used to earn $250,000, and his disability insurance benefits are $150,000 per year (60%), he can still earn another income as a family practice physician making $125,000!
Modified Own-Occ Definition: This is the 2nd most desirable and most commonly used. Under this definition, the client is unable to perform the 'substantial and material' duties of his/her regular occupation, and the client is under the regular care of a Physician appropriate for that client's injury or sickness. So lets take Dr. X. If he/she choose this policy, and returned to work as a family physician, he cannot collect full disability benefits. Now the benefits are based on a percentage of the lost income, so in this case the annual benefits would be reduced to $75,000 because there was a 50% loss of income. Remember Dr. X's income is now $125,000 instead of the pre-disability income of $250,000.
Any Occupation: This is the least desirable type, but still better than having no protection. Under this poicy the insurance company determines what type of work is suitable for the client. If the client is found fit to work in a field qualified by his prior education, training or experience, that cilent would not be eligible for any disability insurance benefit.
There are different ways that policies can be renewed, different 'what if' provisions, benefits and riders which are included or added to your disability policy. and these provisions will be discussed with you as we progress with your application. Exclusions and limitations can vary by policy. No matter what your situation is, contact us today so that we can Plan for Your Success.
