Peace of Mind: Staying Covered No Matter What
When you hear the word 'disability', you probably think of mobility loss as a result of an unexpected work or sport mishap. However, just look at the statistical numbers and you will see that accidents are accountable for only about a half the amount of invalid people than serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes or heart diseases.
You and becoming invalid?
If you are younger than 65, your chances of becoming long-term invalid due to an accident or illness are twice bigger than the chances that you will die because of these causes. Naturally the chances of becoming invalid gradually grows with age:
* out of every 100 children up to 14 years, 3 are classified as invalid
* 4% of young people between 15 and 24 years become invalid
* 7% of adults between 25 and 44 years become invalid
* 17% of adults between 45 and 64 years become invalid
* 40 in 100 adults 65 and over become invalid
* 53% of adults older than 75 become invalid
At the moment 14 in 100 Canadians (4.4 million) are classed as invalid.
What are the advantages of disability insurance?
Many kinds of insurance exist in order to fit all kinds of needs and situations a person may come across. Life insurance, for example, is offered to provide a sufficient cash coverage for those that are hit by the sudden loss not only emotionally, but also financially. In the opposite case, after someone turns (totally) invalid, the first problem is his/her not being able to keep earning a sufficient amount for themselves and the whole family. Moreover, there are even higher expenses related to the extra medical and other care the person suddenly needs, which means even more of a financial trouble for the family of the person who was once able to support him/herself and now needs specialized care. Therefore we can see that a good disability insurance can help you solve even more problems than a life insurance. Being classed as invalid doesn’t necessarily mean that the person is not able of some kind of employment (see the various definitions of disability), but it has been observed that around 15% of those filing for bankruptcy have done it due to illness or accident. There are some government benefits available for invalid people, however limited they might be. The coverage group plans mostly cover only 50% to 60% of a person's net income, so they cannot really level the present wages either.
So now you might be wondering - is it a good idea to enrol for disability insurance, or not? First think about your possibilities - if you suddenly cannot earn enough money…
You might choose to:
* rely on your spouse/family income
* use your savings or retirement funds
* sell your property/other assets
* live on credit
* be sufficiently covered by disability insurance that would supplement the missing income
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