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Friday, April 3, 2009

Your Guidelines to Disability Insurance

By Irene Mmari

Should you have an accident or are ill, disability insurance has been designed to provide an income for you, Despite illness or accident, family bills still need to be paid. This type of position causes additional stress so disability protection can act as a safety net while you are handicapped. Statistics show that a person is more likely to have an extended break period from work, owing to accident or injury, and need disability cover, than they are to die before they reach 65 years old.

Nevertheless, more individuals purchase life insurance long before considering the advantages of disability coverage. Trying to convince a worker of forty they will in all likelihood need 90 days off through injury before they give up work is hard work. Disability insurance by its very nature can be pricey and so getting the best possible rates available is imperative for someone on a budget.

Although calculating the premium can be a complex process, the largest element involved is the income level the claimant needs. One method of lowering the policy premium is arranging for the plan to 'kick in' only after the incapacity has lasted for a set period of time.And so effectively reducing the possibility of claiming on the insurance. Alternatively the policy holder could call for a shorter cover period which would only cater for short periods off work, This can be a risky move if the period of incapacity is longer than the period arranged for payment.

Even these plans are not full proof because they will guarantee only a fraction of the pay which means that other arrangements will have to be made. There are two insurance policy options available, the first is short term disability insurance which only covers the claimant for a few months of incapacity.

Irrespective of the type of insurance you have, payments for disability are made regularly, every week or month until the end of the incapacitation or the policy, whichever come first. Below are listed thusme areas that should be looked at when researching the benefits of any health insurance:

Any previous medical problems Will the benefit be tax free? How long the payments are made Whether your occupation will increase the price of premiums

Remember that not all disability policies will cover you with the same percentage of your original salary. These percentages vary and payouts can be anywhere from 40 to 70 percent, therefore don't neglect this important detail. More than any other element, it is this one that you need to be sure of as once you have taken out the plan and found it necessary to make a claim, it will be too late for you to change it.

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