Disability Insurance Part 2

DISABILITY INSURANCE - The insurance that works for you when you can’t. What is disability insurance? Insurance to protect your income should you become disabled through an accident or illness and are unable to earn a living. Why is it so important? Often we take our health for granted. We feel that we have enough saved for a rainy day; or feel that we should be okay because we’ve been paying into the Social Security system for years. However statistics have found: * There is … [Read more...]

What is disability insurance and do you really need it as a Consultant?

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(Part One of a two-part series focused on Long Term Disability Insurance for Consultants) By Sherry Prescott-Willis and Leslie Smith If you're like most consultants, you're juggling clients, meetings, budgets and maybe even a family. We know that you're busy! If you've got a mortgage, you pay it monthly, you have property taxes and you may be covered on a spouse's health coverage, or you may have your own health coverage program. Yet, think a minute about what would happen if you became … [Read more...]