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Home >> Insurance  >>  Disability >>  Disability Insurance Company

Disability Insurance Company



A brief introduction to disability insurance company:
A disability insurance company is a company offering disability insurance policy to protect workers for disability.
A disability insurance company may offer group disability insurance or individual disability insurance policy.

A disability insurance company offers various policies which are flexible. An individual, if not enrolled with the employer can avail of an individual disability insurance policy.

However, the group disability insurance policy offered by a disability insurance company is more economical though the flexibility in choosing the options are much low.

There are several factors which are looked into prior to buying a disability insurance policy from a disability insurance company.

Waiting period, benefit period, disability insurance coverage, riders, disability insurance premium, disability insurance cost, definition of disability, are some factors which a disability insurance company counts on prior to enforcing a disability insurance policy.

A disability insurance company may charge disability insurance premium in the following manner.


The information below provides only an approximate estimation of disability insurance premium charged by a disability insurance company.
  • When age of the disability insurance policy holder is 30, the disability insurance company may charge $37.84.
  • When age of the disability insurance policy holder is 35, the disability insurance company may charge $45.16.
  • When age of the disability insurance policy holder is 40, the disability insurance company may charge $54.85.
  • When age of the disability insurance policy holder is 45, the disability insurance company may charge $63.72.
  • When age of the disability insurance policy holder is 50, the disability insurance company may charge $70.55.


Definition of disability as considered by a disability insurance company:
The disability insurance coverage is determined by several factors.

Depending on these factors, a disability insurance company decides the disability insurance premium.
  • Own occupation definition of disability is: Any individual who is disabled due to non work related reasons.

    The individual should not be performing ones material duties in ones place of work in order to qualify for own occupation disability.
  • Any occupation definition of disability is: After fulfilling the condition for own occupation, a disability insurance company considers an individual as disabled under any occupation, if the individual is unable to perform any duty even at home.

    A disability insurance company may offer either long term disability insurance policy or a short term disability insurance policy.
  • Short term disability insurance offered by a disabilities insurance company has the following benefits:
  • benefits can be availed for 26 weeks.
  • Also called accident or sickness insurance.
  • Benefit amount is approximately 66% of the gross amount. It amounts to $400 to $2000 every month.
  • Waiting period of 1 to 14 days.
  • Benefit period can be availed up to 4 years.


Long term disability insurance policy offered by a disability insurance company can offer the undermentioned benefits:
  • benefits can be availed for 2 to 5 years.
  • Renewal at the age of 65 is guaranteed.
  • Provides disabilities insurance coverage for illness which is non work related.
  • Can avail of accidental benefit of $2500.
  • one can reduce ones premium by reducing waiting period from 6 months to a year.
  • Waiting period can be 7, 14, 30 ,90 days.
  • No individual is asked to give an account of the benefit money usage.
  • A disability insurance company provides several riders which one can choose from. The riders offered by a disability insurance company can enhance the chances of doubling ones benefits.


Below is given some important disability insurance company list:
  • Abbott Insurance agency.
  • Brian Greenberg and associates.
  • Prudential financial
  • Northwestern mutual financial network.
  • New York Life.


For further details on disability insurance company one may visit the sites insurance.ca.gov,