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Howard Levitt: Long-term disability benefits exist for a reason
Breadcrumb Links FP work Insurers will almost always capitulate and settle once a lawyer is hired to defend the claim Author of the article: Howard levitt Disability policies offer time, space, and typically two-thirds of wages to workers needing recovery. Photo by Postmedia Content of the article By Howard Levitt …
Read More »How disability insurance can provide much needed support for caregivers
Employers should communicate to their employees the benefits of disability insurance, which can help cover essential living expenses, including unforeseen costs associated with caring for loved ones. (Photo: Shutterstock) While the pressures of the pandemic have certainly strained the financial well-being of all employees, those who take on the added …
Read More »Woligo Partners with Assurity Life to Offer Online Disability Insurance to Self-Employed and Small Business Owners
Oklahoma City, OK, June 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Woligo offers disability insurance as part of its personal income protection product line with a digital application and underwriting process provided by Assurity Life. Woligo offers a variety of insurance, benefits, banking and retirement solutions to self-employed and small business owners …
Read More »Determination of GST on National Disability Insurance Scheme materials
Legislative instrument has been drafted to extend GST-free treatment of specified supplies to a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participant until June 30, 2025. Determination of New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) (GST Free Supply—Support to National Disability Insurance Scheme) 2021 (the Determination) repeals and replaces the 2017 GST-Free …
Read More »Slow to start, the Covid disability insurance litigation arrives
Lawsuits against insurance companies for non-payment of disability benefits to people who can no longer work after contracting Covid-19 are ongoing, lawyers say cases are only taking time to build ‘magnitude. Deadline extensions from the Ministry of Labor, difficulty obtaining medical records from doctors reeling from the public health emergency …
Read More »The difference between short-term and long-term disability – Insurance
Canada: The difference between short-term and long-term disability June 21, 2021 McLeish Orlando LLP To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. Disability insurance is arguably one of the most important types of insurance that a person can have. Disability insurance acts as an income replacement for people …
Read More »SSDI and COVID-19: How to Apply for Disability Benefits Now
After a year of challenges and uncertainties, the world is emerging from the pandemic. Even as the economy picks up and life returns to a semblance of normalcy, for some people the long-term impact of the virus on their health can persist for many years. Doctors and researchers are still …
Read More »Review of the National Disability Insurance Plan “Penny Wise, Pound Foolish”
CANBERRA, Australia – An architect of the National invalidity insurance scheme maintains the pressure against a proposal to redesign the program. Bruce Bonyhady, the first president of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, is appalled by the Morrison government remains committed to introducing an assessment model that is universally criticized by …
Read More »Can you get both SSDI and SSI disability benefits?
Yes, you can benefit from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) at the same time. Social Security uses the term “concurrent” when you are eligible for the two disability benefits it administers. However, receiving SSDI benefits may reduce your SSI payment or make you ineligible. This …
Read More »VA Disability Benefits: Administration of Veterans Benefits Could Improve Management of Claims Processor Training
Administration of Veterans Benefits The Under Secretary of Benefits should establish performance goals for the VBA training program for Disability Claims Processors. These program level goals should have specific targets to provide a basis for comparing actual program performance with expected results. (Recommendation 1) Open To open Actions to meet …
Read More »Has the pandemic taught us anything about disability insurance?
There is a consensus in our industry that the term “disability” elicits a “It won’t happen to me” response, leading many people to avoid coverage. (Photo: Shutterstock) Deaths from COVID-19 have been a shocking and frightening aspect of the pandemic, and an increase in life insurance purchases – LIMRA reported …
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