Disability coverage often is the first thing to go
Adam V. Russo | May 12, 2010
By Tim Grant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Most people are inclined to buy insurance for things they value the most, such as their homes and cars. But they often do not consider insurance to protect their greatest asset – the ability to work and earn an income.
More than 100 million workers in the United States are without private disability insurance, and 70 percent of workers in the private sector have no long-term disability insurance through their jobs that would keep providing a regular paycheck if they became either permanently or temporarily unable to work, according to the Council For Disability Awareness. (more…)
