Thousands of practicing dentists across the country got some bad news from their disability insurance company last spring: Their affiliated disability insurance company, Great West Life, announced a significant rate increase effective May 1st. Premiums for men increased by about 16 percent, while
Why People In Their 20s and 30s Need Disability Insurance
As a young and healthy person, it’s easy to think of wheelchairs, canes and handicap placards as an issue for older Americans. But that’s just not true. Aside from the risk of accidents and injuries, there are also a number of severe, debilitating and potentially career-ending diseases strike young
What To Look For in a Physician’s Disability Insurance Policy
1.) An ‘own occupation’ definition of disability Most doctors are pretty active. If you’re like most doctors, you’re on your feet for much of the day. Surgical specialties and emergency medicine may require more activity than others, but few doctors are very sedentary in their
MetLife Leaves the Individual Disability Insurance Game
If you’ve been putting off getting disability coverage, now is the time to act. Here’s why: One of the best disability contracts for physicians on the market – and one of the best values – is the MetLife policy. Unlike many cheaper disability policies, it’s a ‘true own occupation’ contract – meaning
How Much Disability Insurance Do I Need? A Guide For Physicians and Medical Students
For most people, the need for disability income insurance is a pretty straightforward calculation: Nearly anyone with a whole career in front of them and relatively little in savings – the usual situation with workers in their 20s, 30s and early 40s – needs as much as the insurance company will sell
The ‘Big Three’ Must-Have Insurance Policies To Start With
Writing for the Detroit News, financial planner Barry Glassman identifies the three “must-have” insurance plans for American families: life, disability and long-term care. We concur. If you have a car, the law forces you to buy auto insurance (to protect other people, if not yourself). If you buy a
Do I Need Disability Insurance As a Medical Student?
That’s a question we are often called to address, and the answer is often “yes.” You may not need the same level of protection as people well into their medical careers, and unless you’re independently wealthy, we understand you can’t afford to pay unlimited disability insurance premiums. But we
What Does It Take to Get a Federally-Guaranteed Student Loan Discharged for Disability?
Once you sign on with a federally-guaranteed student loan, getting out of it is tough. When the U.S. government guaranteed your student loan debt, it put other hard-working taxpayers’ money on the line for you. That makes these loans fundamentally different from private loans that don’t come with