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Instagram Linkedin Facebook Twitter Council for Disability Awareness Blog Council for Disability Awareness Blog HomeBe a Guest Blogger CDA Website Menu back How you can plan in advance for times when your health prevents you from going to work and still pay the bills? The Council for Disability Insurance is a nonprofit organization that helps consumers (and their employers and advisors) understand how money and health overlap. We write a lot about financial planning, physical and mental health, and insurance— and how they relate to each other. May 7 2024 Exposing Your Clients There are Few Feelings Worse than Being EXPOSED. Before you go deleting your browser history—don’t worry—I’m not talking about anything sinister here. More along the lines of… Exposed for doing or saying something hypocritical. Exposed for not doing the right thing. Exposed for bad planning. But we learn from the pain. And if you’re in… Read More May 7, 2024 Leave a comment Finance , Financial Planning , Income Matters , Insurance , Personal Finance , Plan , Protect Your Income , Uncategorized By Maxwell Schmitz May 2 2024 Not Ready to Retire? Don’t! Eight Tips for Living Well from a Busy Baby Boomer! If you’re a recently semi-retired Baby Boomer as I am, you’re in good company. Every day, an average of 10,000 Americans will reach retirement age. That daily number will grow over the next several years as Baby Boomers stop working. Tip #1. Retirement… Read More May 2, 2024 Leave a comment Employee Benefits , Financial Planning , Income Matters , Retirement , Uncategorized By Christi Doe Apr 30 2024 The Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence The Future of Work through Three Lenses: Climate Change, Artificial IntelligenceDisease by Margaret O’Neill, SmithGroup Part II: Artificial Intelligence This paper, focused on artificial intelligence, is the second in a 3-part series that considers the potential headwinds and tailwinds affecting work, as we know it in America. This paper will delve into the… Read More April 30, 2024 Leave a comment Income Matters , Uncategorized , Workplace By Margaret O'Neill Apr 24 2024 Why It’s More Critical Than Ever to Support Mental Health and How Insurers Can Help In my lifetime, I can’t recall a time when there have been so many open conversations about concerns about mental health. While I certainly feel it’s positive and very necessary to talk openly about this topic, I also think it’s important to understand why there is such a marked increase in mental health challenges today… Read More April 24, 2024 Leave a comment Depression , Disability Causes , Income Matters , Mental Health , Uncategorized , Workplace By Stacy Varney Apr 23 2024 Getting Down to Business (Overhead Expense) There are 33,000,000 small businesses in the United States and fewer than 3,000 purchased disability overhead expense in 2023. DI is often described as the selfish” insurance. Your auto coverage pays for the mechanic to fix your car. Your homeowners pays the handyman or roofers to repair the house. Your health insurance pays the doctor,… Read More April 23, 2024 Leave a comment Disability Insurance , Income Matters , Uncategorized By Maxwell Schmitz Apr 18 2024 Joint Replacements, a Baby Boomer’s Story First, the Ankle Like many baby boomers, I participated in many sports and served in the military. For the most part, other than some incidental injuries, I made it to my ‘60’s’ and felt I would be able to continue to be active as I approached retirement and whatever followed. Well, my body answered very… Read More April 18, 2024 Leave a comment Disability Insurance , Employee Benefits , Financial Planning , Income Matters , Uncategorized By Bob Herum Apr 16 2024 Common Reasons Employees Don’t Elect Disability Insurance This article originally appeared on the Ameican Fidelity Blog You may understand the importance of Disability Income Insurance but may be asking: Why aren’t more employees taking advantage of it? There are myriad reasons why employees aren’t electing the coverage. Lack of Understanding Many employees don’t understand what disability insurance covers, how it… Read More April 16, 2024 Leave a comment Disability Insurance , Employee Benefits , Income Matters , Long Term Disability , Protect Your Income , Short Term Disability By The Council for Disability Awareness Apr 11 2024 For Every Stage of Life, The Right Disability Coverage Matters Alexandra Ginieres, Chief Marketing Officer, MGIS The ability to earn an income is what funds your life, and it is the foundation of your financial well-being. Disability income insurance protects your paycheck by replacing a portion of your income if you become too sick or injured to work. The reality is that one in… Read More April 11, 2024 Leave a comment Disability Insurance , Employee Benefits , Financial Planning , Income Matters , Personal Finance , Protect Your Income , Uncategorized By Alexandra Ginieres Apr 9 2024 You Don’t Want to Buy Any of This Stuff, Do You? Having spent most of four decades marketing and selling disability income insurance, including individual, group, and payroll products, I am still amazed at the general resistance by many working Americans to doing fundamental research and analysis of their own personal and family financial situation. The amount of life insurance sales each year dwarfs the combined… Read More April 9, 2024 Leave a comment Disability , Disability Insurance , Employee Benefits , Financial Planning , Income Matters , Insurance , Long Term Disability , Personal Finance , Protect Your Income , Short Term Disability , Uncategorized By Bob Herum Apr 4 2024 The Future of Work: Climate Change The Future of Work through Three Lenses: Climate Change, Artificial IntelligenceDisease by Margaret O’Neill, SmithGroup Part I: Climate Change This paper, focused on climate change, is the first in a 3-part series that considers the potential headwinds and tailwinds affecting work, as we know it in America. The paper will delve… Read More April 4, 2024 Leave a comment Employee Benefits , Flexibility , Income Matters , Uncategorized , Workplace By Margaret O'Neill 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 Next page Sign up to receive our latest blog posts every two weeks by email. Leave this field empty if you're human: Visit the CDA Website Browse by Category General interest: Protect Your Income Disability Insurance Employee Benefits Health and Wellness Diet and Nutrition Exercise Human resources/workplace: Employee Benefits HR Workplace Employee Wellness Flexibility Browse all categories Recent Posts Understanding the Importance of Disability Insurance for Millennials May 9, 2024 Exposing Your Clients May 7, 2024 Not Ready to Retire? Don’t! May 2, 2024 The Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence April 30, 2024 Why It’s More Critical Than Ever to Support Mental Health and How Insurers Can Help April 24, 2024 Getting Down to Business (Overhead Expense) April 23, 2024 Joint Replacements, a Baby Boomer’s Story April 18, 2024 Common Reasons Employees Don’t Elect Disability Insurance April 16, 2024 For Every Stage of Life, The Right Disability Coverage Matters April 11, 2024 You Don’t Want to Buy Any of This Stuff, Do You? 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