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7.3 Disability Insurance

7.3 Disability Insurance. Disability Insurance Benefits. Disability insurance – pays a portion of your income if you can’t work due to injury or health conditions Types of Disability Insurance. Long-Term Disability Covers you for several years, or until retirement Higher premium.

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7.3 Disability Insurance

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  1. 7.3 Disability Insurance

  2. Disability Insurance Benefits • Disability insurance – pays a portion of your income if you can’t work due to injury or health conditions • Types of Disability Insurance • Long-Term Disability • Covers you for several years, or until retirement • Higher premium • Short-Term Disability • Pays portion of income for 13-26 weeks, usually • Max amt is paid out

  3. Facts: • Some people choose to buy an accident policy or rely on savings instead of buying short-term disability • Usually can be bought thru group plan@ work • Can buy individually, but more $ • If your job is covered by Social Security, may get disability covered by fed gov’t (annual statement shows how much you’re eligible to receive)

  4. More Facts: • Worker’s comp will cover if injured on the job • Amt you receive depends on • Partial or total disabled • How long you’ve worked • Wages & % of those wages • May be reduced by S.S. and/or worker’s comp

  5. Example 1 Phil Kustin injures himself in an accident and can no longer work. His disability policy will pay 60% of his average annual wages for the last 3 years. His wages were $28,500, $29,070, and $29,940. What is Phil’s monthly disability benefit?

  6. Example 2 Kelly O’Hara is injured & is covered by a group disability policy and by S.S. disability insurance. Her group policy pays 45% of her avg wages for the last 4 years, less any other disability benefits she receives from other policies. S.S. disability will pay her $225 a month. If her wages for the last 4 years were $34,600, $34,900 and $42,000, what is the total amt Kelly will receive a month from her group policy?

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