Disability insurance Articles

8 Unusual Insurance Policies You Might Want to Buy

2:00PM 11/16/2011

Insurance is a strange beast: You spend a lot of money and hope you get nothing back for it. Still, insurance is a necessity -- and here are eight kinds you may not realize you need.

Can Your Financial 'Plan B' Withstand the Unexpected?

6:30AM 7/26/2011

By Sheryl Nance-Nash

Retirement, Family Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money

Having a plan in case of a major life crisis is important and, according to State Farm's Financial Plan B survey, 81% of us know it. But only 45% of those surveyed said they've actually planned ahead for that crisis. If you have a plan, it may not be a solid as you think. And if you don't, here's how to begin creating one.

Social Security Is in Far Worse Shape Than You Think

6:30AM 1/19/2011

By Charles Hugh Smith

Retirement, Economy

For years, policymakers have reassured the public that Social Security will be solvent for decades. But outlay and income data from the Treasury reveal that Social Security is already deep in the red -- by $76 billion in 2010 alone. That's just the beginning.

Put These 12 Financial Resolutions for 2011 on Your List

9:00AM 12/31/2010

By Matthew Scott

Retirement, Columns, Investing, Health Care, Investing Basics, Credit

After the Great Recession and with volatile stock markets and unemployment keeping Americans jittery, more people are ready to commit to improving their personal financial situation in 2011. Here are a dozen steps that can help put you on the road to fiscal security.

Insurance Tip #9: Disability insurance may be the most overlooked part of your financial plan

11:00AM 9/12/2008

By Dan Solin

Insurance

This post is part of a series where personal finance expert Dan Solin provides 10 insurance tips no one else will tell you. See all 10, plus one bonus tip!If you knew the data, you would take a hard look at disability insurance. Now is the right time since you probably don't have any disability...

Insurance that is worth the money

7:30AM 4/08/2008

By Jonathan Berr

Insurance, Economizer, Personal Finance

Insurance is a necessity of modern life. Face it, there is, as yet, no way to guarantee that nothing bad will ever happen to you or that you will live forever. Oftentimes, though, people forget that simple fact and discover all too late that they did not adequately protect themselves.The good news...

Yes, disability fraud is wrong

1:30PM 1/10/2008

By Tracy Coenen

Ripoffs and Scams, Crime

A former legal secretary in Massachusetts demonstrates for us what not to do: lie about being disabled. Teresa Brooks sued her employer, law firm Peabody & Arnold, saying they fired her because of her disability, a disabling spinal condition. The law firm said she wasn't disabled at all, and...