Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Disability Insurance Awareness Month



Did You Know?

1
The average worker faces a three in 10 chance of suffering a job loss lasting 90 days or more due to a disability.*

2
More than half of all personal bankruptcies and mortgage foreclosures are a consequence of disability.*


3
Just over half of working Americans worry about the effects of a disability. Among younger workers the percentages are higher: 70% Millennials and 68% Gen X.*

4
Most Americans are better prepared financially to die than to become disabled, although chances are at least three to five times greater of a disability occurring. Approximately eight million adults have some disability that limits or prevents them from working.**


5
A 35-year-old has a 50 percent chance of becoming disabled for a 90-day period or longer before age 65.**


6
More than 375,000 Americans become totally disabled every year, and approximately 110 million Americans don't have long-term disability coverage.**


7
Most income earners, regardless of income level, have spending commitments that consume 65 percent to 75 percent of normal cash flow.**


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