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DISABILITY
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An excerpt from our in-demand publication,
"Key Thoughts & Considerations when seeking your first "real" job as a Doctor"
Disability insurance provides an income to you in the event you become too sick or hurt to
work. Benefits are paid monthly and generally speaking, income tax-free for individually owned
policies.
B e n e f i t s u s u a l l y b e g i n a f t e r a w a i t i n g p e r i o d h a s b e e n s a t i s f i e d a n d w i l l l a s t f o r t h e
d u r a t i o n o f a c l a i m u p t o t h e p o l i c y ’ s m a x i m u m b e n e f i t p e r i o d . P o l i c i e s m a y h a v e
e x c l u s i o n s a n d l i m i t a t i o n s . S o m e b e n e f i t s d e s c r i b e d h e r e i n a r e a v a i l a b l e b y r i d e r a t a n
a d d i t i o n a l c o s t a n d m a y n o t b e a v a i l a b l e i n a l l s t a t e s .
A r i s G a r d e i s p r o u d t o o f f e r t h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i n a n e f f o r t t o a n s w e r t y p i c a l
q u e s t i o n s a b o u t d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e . I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o n o t e t h a t p o l i c i e s a n d w h a t
t h e y m a y c o v e r w i l l v a r y . A l w a y s c o n s u l t w i t h a p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d r e v i e w p o l i c y d e t a i l s
o n a c a r r i e r b y b a r r i e r b a s i s .
What's Own Occupation? What if I'm not totally disabled?
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r e g u l a r o c c u p a t i o n , e t c . , t h i s r e f e r s y o u a r e n o t m a k i n g t h e i n c o m e
t o h o w d i s a b i l i t y i s d e f i n e d w i t h i n y o u w e r e b e f o r e o r n o t w o r k i n g
t h e c o n t r a c t . D e p e n d i n g u p o n t h e a s m u c h a s y o u w e r e b e f o r e ,
p o l i c y , o w n o c c u p a t i o n s t a t e s i f y o u y o u c a n r e c e i v e a p o r t i o n o f
c a n ’ t p e r f o r m t h e m a i n d u t i e s o f y o u r b e n e f i t s o n t h e p o l i c y .
y o u r o c c u p a t i o n o r s p e c i a l t y , y o u
a r e s t i l l a b l e t o w o r k i n a n o t h e r
What if I suffer a Catastrophic event?
o c c u p a t i o n a n d r e c e i v e t h e
m o n t h l y b e n e f i t .
I f a s a r e s u l t o f a d i s a b i l i t y , y o u
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a c t i v i t i e s o f d a i l y l i v i n g ( A D L ’ s ) ,
v a r y f r o m c a r r i e r t o c a r r i e r . A g o o d
t h e r e i s a n a d d i t i o n a l b e n e f i t
c o n t r a c t w i l l h a v e a d e f i n i t i o n o f
p r o v i d e d t o h e l p y o u p a y f o r
d i s a b i l i t y t h a t i s s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d
a d d i t i o n a l c o s t s .
a n d c a n a p p l y t o w h a t e v e r y o u r
s p e c i a l t y i s .
What if I own a Practice?
I n d i v i d u a l d i s a b i l i t y i n s u r a n c e i s d e s i g n e d t o p r o t e c t y o u r e a r n e d i n c o m e , w h i c h
c o n s i s t s o f s a l a r y a n d b o n u s e s r e c e i v e d . H o w e v e r , e v e n i f y o u a r e d i s a b l e d , y o u r
f i n a n c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f o w n i n g a p r a c t i c e d o n o t g o a w a y . T h i s i s t r u e e v e n t h o u g h
y o u r p e r s o n a l i n c o m e m a y b e p r o t e c t e d . T h e r e a r e t h r e e s e p a r a t e t y p e s o f p l a n s t h a t
y o u m a y w a n t t o c o n s i d e r d e p e n d i n g u p o n t h e s t r u c t u r e o f y o u r p r a c t i c e .
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