Make no mistake about how important disability insurance is. We have written about the importance of disability insurance ad nauseam. Recall that disability insurance pays YOU a benefit in case you can’t work due to a disabling condition. That disability benefit from the insurance carrier is based on the income you have made.
Insuring your income (that’s essentially what disability insurance is) sounds easy. However, discrepancies happen. For example, sometimes, a disability insurance carrier will exclude your income from coverage. It’s true!
What if you use the wrong income amount on the application? Or, what happens if your income increases? Additionally, what if you have several sources of income from different occupations? What do you do?
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