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Disability Income Insurance
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Financial Protection for You and Your Family
Before purchasing an individual disability income insurance policy, evaluate your income needs as well as the benefits you may be eligible for from your employer, the government, or other programs. If you decide that you and your family will benefit from additional financial protection, a long-term disability income policy may be the right financial protection tool for you.
The guide, prepared by the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), outlines features and costs of insurance and offer tips and a checklist on buying a policy.
You may already be covered under a group disability income insurance policy through your employer or eligible for disability benefits through work, the government, or other programs. Also, consider additional sources of income you might be able to depend on should disability strike; a spouse’s salary, short-term emergency savings, investments, or help from your family.
If the total of these is not enough to pay your living expenses on a long-term basis, or a disability would eat into our retirement savings or children’s college fund, a long-term disability income insurance policy may serve your needs. Such coverage may be purchased as an individual policy or available under a plan offered through your employer.
Employee Benefits & Group Coverage
For short-term illness or injury, your employer may offer sick leave or short-term disability insurance (or both). Employee sick leave and short-term disability coverage can range from a few days to six months or more, depending on the extent of benefits and the length of your employment.
Group long-term disability coverage – offered by some employers – replaces part of your salary if you are unable to work for an extended period of time. A typical group policy pays at least half your salary up to a specified limit, such as $5,000 per month. Such coverage would begin when the short-term disability benefits from your employer stop.
Benefits from group policies generally continue until either age 65 or your retirement age under Social Security or until you are able to return to work. In some policies, benefits may also be available for a specified period after your return to work.
Group coverage lasts only as long as you are employed or remain a member of the group.
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