Syndicated Financial Columnist, Host of the weekly talk show Steve Savant's Money, the Name of the Game, Scottsdale Arizona
Disability insurance is paycheck protection. Most American workers have around 90 days of cash reserves for emergencies. Becoming disabled via prolonged sickness or injury could be financially catastrophic. Disability insurance provides income, generally tax free, income during times when you can't work. Benefits start after the waiting period is over, e.g. 90 days.
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Disability Insurance, also known as Paycheck Protection, does just that--it protects your paycheck! Should you become too sick or injured to work, your DI policy would pay a percentage of your income (typically 60-65%). Depending on your age, occupation and health history, your benefits could pay until age 65. You might even be able to receive a monthly benefit even if you return to work in a different occupation. The average long term disability claim lasts 31.2 months, but the average American only has 3-6 months worth of savings. Don't let a disability put you into personal bankruptcy! Protect your paycheck!
Disability insurance is an insurance policy that replaces up to 70% of your income should you become injured or ill and can no longer preform your normal duties of your current occupation. There are two basic types of disability insurance.
The first is called short term disability which pays after a short elimination period to cover immediate living expenses. Most short term policies expire within two years.
The second type of disability insurance is long term. These policies cover income for a longer period of time from two years to age 67 years old.
Business Development Officer, T.D. McNeil Insurance Services, Fresno, California
A disability policy promises to replace part of your income if you become disabled. The company carefully crafts the definition of disability which is very important. The benefit starts after an “elimination” period that you select and continue until the termination date, or a set period of payments. This coverage is often overlooked and is really important.
That is a great question! Think of disability insurance as a type of "paycheck protection". If you were to get sick or injured, and were out of work for a couple of months, your company probably isn't going to pay you while you're out. Workman's comp might chip in, but either way you are going to be in financial trouble. Disability insurance helps there by paying you a certain agreed upon amount of money for an agreed upon amount of time. It helps replace the missing paychecks. I hope that helps, thanks for asking!
Disability insurance is considered a health insurance product, but it does not act like health insurance. Whereas health insurance pays the provider for the purpose of preventing and treating health conditions of the insured, disability insurance pays the insured person cash if they are unable to work due to illness or injury.
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The first is called short term disability which pays after a short elimination period to cover immediate living expenses. Most short term policies expire within two years.
The second type of disability insurance is long term. These policies cover income for a longer period of time from two years to age 67 years old.