► If you have group long-term disability insurance through your employer, that’s a valuable foundation and a good start. But income from group long-term disability insurance is taxable and is sometimes not enough. ► You might not want to rely on Worker’s Compensation either. Most (95%) disabling accidents and illnesses are not work related, so … Continue reading Disability Insurance through employer FACT
78% of adults receiving care at home rely on family and friends as their only source of care. Source: National Family caregivers Association
Each year in America: ► About 800,000 people suffer from a stroke. ► Approximately 720,000 people experience a heart attack. ► Over 1,000,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed. Sources: Stroke Center, The Heart Foundation, The National Cancer Institute
“You need Critical Illness Protection not because you are going to die, but because you are going to survive” – Dr. Barnard
Fact: The average worker faces a 3 in 10 chance of suffering a job loss lasting 90 days or more due to a disability. Fact:More than half of all personal bankruptcies and mortgage foreclosures are a consequence of disability. Facts from LIMRA 2016 Disability Insurance Awareness Month
A majority of consumers worry about facing a disability but only one third have disability insurance. 2016 Disability Awareness Month Facts from LIMRA 2016 Disability Insurance Awareness Month
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” -Thomas Jefferson
