Who Needs Disability Insurance???
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Simply put, if you have a job, you most likely need disability insurance. The possibility of a disabling illness or injury may seem remote, but statistics paint a different picture. Nearly one in three women can expect to suffer a disability that keeps them out of work for 90 days or longer at some point during their working years. For men, the odds are about one in four. And one worker in seven can expect to be disabled for five or more years before retirement.
For many, a sudden interruption of income could have serious financial consequences. Most of us have some kind of personal debt, typically a mortgage or credit card bills. Would you be able to maintain your standard of living if you were too ill or injured to work for an extended length of time? Half of all home foreclosures in the United States result from disability, as do an alarming number of personal bankruptcies.
The other thing to keep in mind is that an accident or illness that keeps you out of work for a period of time can be very costly. That’s because people who become disabled not only need to continue providing for loved ones, but for themselves as well. A disabling injury or illness could lead to medical bills, modifications to your car or home, or other unforeseen needs that can be quite expensive. For all these reasons, almost anyone who works—whether they’re single, married, with children or without—should consider disability insurance.
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Disability Insurance: The only thing worse than being disabled...is not being able to afford it! Accidents and illnesses can unexpectedly prevent you from earning a living. Have you ever thought about what you would do if you were unable to work because you were totally disabled due to an Injury or Sickness? What are the chances that you may suffer a disabling injury?
* There is a disabling injury every 4 seconds hour.
* Americans experienced 41.1 million disabling injuries in 2005.
* 6.1 million American workers suffered disabling injuries while on-the-job in 2005.
* At age 32, a disability of 3 months or longer, is 6 times more likely to occur than death.
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