People regularly ask me about disability insurance. They say things like, “I’m as healthy as a horse. Do I really need that?” Or “I think I have some disability coverage provided through my work, but ...

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The Income Protection Journal has launched a new podcast examining how disability insurance holds up under pressure. The new ...

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In 49 states, long-term disability benefit claims for physical ailments – like cancer, arthritis and stroke – are assessed differently than mental health issues such as major depressive disorder, ...

One major trend in disability insurance policies stems from an increased focus on mental health problems and stress-induced diagnoses due to the ongoing pandemic. Insurance providers are now ...

Thomas Lane was visibly sick. His clothing hung loose, his complexion seemed blanched, his vision blurred in and out. Already a slight man, he lost 45 pounds in a five-month period. More than four ...

Offsets are a tool insurers use to reduce the benefits they owe an injured worker by deducting benefits the worker receives ...