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Income Armor: Protect Your Most Valuable Asset Key Facts About Disability Insurance Your ability to work and earn an income is your greatest asset. Income.

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Presentation on theme: "Income Armor: Protect Your Most Valuable Asset Key Facts About Disability Insurance Your ability to work and earn an income is your greatest asset. Income."— Presentation transcript:

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2 Income Armor: Protect Your Most Valuable Asset

3 Key Facts About Disability Insurance Your ability to work and earn an income is your greatest asset. Income is the foundation of your family’s financial plan.

4 Key Facts About Disability Insurance 3 Disability can and does happen when you least expect it.

5 Key Facts About Disability Insurance 4 Income stops and expenses increase after disability strikes.

6 Key Facts About Disability Insurance 5 There are no acceptable alternatives to a disability income policy for protecting income.

7 P erception vs. R eality According to the Council for Disability Awareness… 90% of workers grossly underestimate their chance of becoming disabled and the potential length of disability

8 P erception vs. R eality Most disabilities are caused by accidents 90% of disabilities are not accident-related Most disabilities are work-related Only 10% of disabilities are work- related 58% of adults say they are covered by disability insurance Only around 30% have long term protection Perception Reality Source: U.S. Safety Council; Cornell University 2005 Disability Status Report, CDA 2008 Disability Claim Study, AHIP Survey 2004 Bottom line… Three out of ten workers between ages 25 & 65 will experience a long term disability.

9 Illnesses that used to kill, now disable Mortality to Morbidity shift: Increasing number of people survive severe accidents & illnesses but live with disabilities as a result. 3.8 times more likely 2.3 times more likely 5.9 times more likely 2.9 times more likely 7.6 times more likely 4.0 times more likely Source: 2005 Field Guide to Estate Planning, Business Planning & Employee Benefits 6 months of disability can destroy 10 years of savings. Risk of long term disability vs. risk of death 4 leading causes for disability claims Bone and Muscle disorders Cancer Cardiovascular/Circulatory Obesity -health issues

10 True or False  I am prepared to sell my home in the event of a financial difficulty.  If I were disabled, I know that the government would care for me.  I have no expensive hobbies.  My children will not need my financial help for their education.  I can afford to take a two-year unpaid vacation. If you answered false to any, you should be thinking about Disability Insurance

11 Paycheck Options Option AOption B Healthy and Working $100,000$98,000 Sick or Hurt and Not Working $0$58,200 (Tax Free) Which One Would You Want? Which Paycheck Option Do You Have Today?

12 Tele-Interview Designed to complete Part B (Medical History) I need to establish a convenient time for the interview and leave you the “Applicant’s Guide to the Tele-Underwriting Process.” DMS will call you within 2 business days of receiving a completed Part A of the application Tele-Interview takes approximately 20 minutes Information to have available listed inside Voice signature available up on completion


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