From time to time, we run across interesting articles and websites that might prove to be helpful in your research of the subject of disability insurance. Check back from time to time as we update this page when we find articles/websites that might be helpful to our readers.
http://www.lifehappens.org/disability-insurance/
Great information about disability and life insurance from LIFE, a non-profit company.
http://www.disabilitycanhappen.org/chances_disability/disability_stats.asp
Disability Statistics from The Council for Disability Awareness
Learn about the government programs on social security disability
California state disability insurance – www.edd.ca.gov/
Disability insurance in Canada
www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/tb_865/dis_e.asp
http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/health/disability/ The University of California’s disability plan.
What about.com has to say:
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/careerplanning/a/disability.htm
Tax treatment of disability benefits http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq/0,,id=199752,00.html
What the IRS says about the taxibility of disability benefits
www.kidsource.com/nfpa/social.html SSDI, social security disability
Guardian Life Insurance is a leader in disability insurance. This is from their web site:
www.guardianlife.com/solutions/product_portfolio/disability_insurance.html Berkshire Life is a subsidiary of Guardian
www.nebraska.edu/hr/benefits_disability.pdf For Nebraskans
http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/temporary.pdf PDF document about the different state disability programs
www.empowermentzone.com/ssdi.txt
More about social security
http://benefitsu.stanford.edu/life/vdi/california.html
Stanford’s benefits in this area
http://militaryfinance.umuc.edu/calculators/Disability.html
Calculator. Helps answer
the question how much disability insurance do I need?
www.dol.gov/dol/topic/benefits-other/disabilityins.htm
More info, this time from the United States Department of Labor
The AARP comments on social
security and SSDI www.aarp.org/research/socialsecurity/ssdi/
www.cfids-me.org/disinissues/
Helpful site on disability and disability insurance
www.consumeraction.gov/caw_insurance_life_disability.shtml
More from the U.S. Government on disability insurance. This site from The GAC.