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Thursday, May 21, 2009

A Look into Disability Insurance

By Calvin Wapasa

Having an accident or contracting an illness can be a problem therefore disability insurance has been designed to ensure you still get an income. A scenario where a person, who brings money into the house, cannot work is one that is played out by thousands every day.

The thoughts of how your loved ones will make it, causes extra and unnecessary stress at a time when you should be focusing on recovering. The prospects of dying before 65 are in reality lower than the possibility of needing disability protection before then! In fact there is a higher probability of a worker requiring disability protection before they give up work than there is of them dying.

It is an unfortunate fact that most individuals think they have a greater chance of dying than being laid off work through disability and so life insurance policies are more popular. If you are aged 40 for example, there is a higher chance that you will be disabled, and thus unable to work for a period of 90 days or more, than of you dying before the age of 65. Like all types of health protection, looking for the best disability insurance rates is imperative.

Although calculating the premium can be a complex process, the largest factor involved is the income level the claimant requires. There are a few ways of reducing the costs with the main one being selecting a longer period of time or waiting period before the plan starts to pay. This means the provider would have less risk of paying out if the insured was only off from work for a short period. A reduced period of cover option would also reduce the premium, while this can save money on the premium the claimant could end up incapacitated longer than the payments are planned for.

Most insurances will only cover a set percentage of your income so cannot be used to furnish complete financial security and you will need to check this detail carefully. On the other hand, total disability cover can furnish limited fiscal cover for a much longer period but it will be the responsibility of the claimant to show that they are unable to carry out work related tasks that provided their income previously.

Payments will continue to be made regularly while the conditions are met until the claimant can return to work or the cover ends. When looking into the benefits of any type of health insurance plan there are key points to ascertain:

Some points considered are the previous medical problems, Will the benefit be tax free? How long the benefits will be paid for? Are you employed in a high risk occupation?

You cannot anticipate the same level of income cover in your disability insurance plan from each company thus you need to check this carefully first. With some providers giving 70 percent of the original salary, you will have to watch out for those who will only provide you with a very low 40 percent which could cause fiscal hardship. These requirements are to be checked thoroughly specially if you have a close family with big fiscal commitments each month.

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