The Risk is Real
A Disabling Injury or Illness can occur anytime to ANYONE!
In 1997, about 51,000 people suffered a disabling injury every day. And other statistics show that Disability protection may be more important now than ever!
Between the ages of 22 and 62, the risk of suffering a disability compared to the chance of dying unexpectedly, was 7.5 to 1, and at no age, ever less than 2 to 1! And the worst part is, that it will happen without you being ready for it!
Will You Have an Income if You Become Disabled and Are You Unable to Work?
Most people don't think about this question very often. But they should! Everything you work for depends on you and your ability to earn an income, your house, your car, your bills, your lifestyle! What will happen if you suffer a disabling injury or illness?
Disability (Income Replacement) Insurance is the answer to that question. Disability Income Insurance can provide a regular monthly income, tax free, paid directly to you, to help you and your family meet financial responsibilities after the elimination period of a covered disability.
Note: Benifits will be Tax Free if premium is paid by insured.
Disability Income Insurance will help prepare you for such an event. It will supply the money you need in a time of a crisis. Disability Income Insurance plans offer various options, so that you can set up your own plan to meet your personal needs, can allow adjustments to help keep your benefits of pace with inflation, offer you partial or total loss of earnings and, can even return as much as 80 percent of the premiums you pay after 10 years, less any claims! And there's much more.
Don't Wait Until It's Too Late
Income can only be provided if you are insured before a disabling injury or illness strikes. Chances are, it could happen tomorrow. Don't wait any longer. Even if you are covered at work (employer paid) you can be under-insured as a result of only having approximately 60% of your salary (normally exclusive of bonuses) covered and then the benefits are taxable bringing take-home pay to 40% or less, after other offsets!!
You've got a lot at stake. If you lose your income, you'll lose a lot more than just that, Because if you're unable to earn an income, your family's life can change dramatically!
We represent all of the major carriers and have "no ax to grind". We can even get the "uninsurable" insured either for yourself or someone else your might know who up until now, hasn't been able to get coverage)
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HOW TO SELECT THE IDEAL DISABILITY INCOME INSURANCE POLICY
Selecting the best disability policy can be a formidable task, even for an experienced insurance agent or financial planner. Over the last decade, at least twenty carriers have exited the marketplace. Some of those that have remained, have redesigned their policies to be more contract driven than claims driven by changing their definitions, terms, conditions, formulas, etc. All of this makes it very confusing to the consumer, especially if they are "shopping the market". Proposals may gloss over, emphasize or de-emphasize one part of the coverage, all of which doesn't help when trying to make a comprehensive evaluation and comparison.
Please refer to my How to Select the Ideal Disability policy article
(click here to view it), which has been published in all of the major insurance trade magazines, and has become the industry benchmark for both consumers and agents. It explains in great detail, all of the provisions, terms, definitions, benefits, everything that one needs to know, before applying for this type of coverage.
There are still a few good companies offering disability income insurance, each with a variation of the theme. Learn which policies protect the consumer more than the carrier by paying benefits under more circumstances with fewer restrictions. These are known as claim driven vs. contract driven policies.
