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Not specifically for a long term disability, but you can collect if you have a terminal illness.
An independent insurance agent expert in disability insurance can help with short-term disability or long-term disability.Look for a disabilitycenter on Google.
Health insurance and disability insurance (short or long-term) do not affect eachother. While health insurance pays for medical expenses reimbursement, disability insurance pays to replace your income lost due to healthconditions.
If you had active coverage under your group short-term disability or long-term disability plan on November 9, 2007, then you may be eligible for benefits. You will have to find out what insurance company handled your disability benefits during that period of time, and then follow-up with them. Whether you are actually eligible for benefits will depend on the contract your employer had/has with this insurance company. Some contracts have late filing penalties, some have clauses regarding termination of employment, etc. Long story short - call that insurance company. You may be eligible for disability benefits.
Yes, if your disability insurance policy covers mental/nervous illnesses.Most disability insurance policies have a 2 years benefit period limitation on mental/nervous disabilities. Ask your agent if your policy covers these illnesses, and for how long.
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Not necessarily. Temporary disability benefits are typically paid for short periods of time while an individual is recovering from an injury or illness. Long-term disability benefits may be a separate coverage with different eligibility criteria and coverage terms. It is possible for an insurance company to offer short-term and long-term disability insurance as separate policies.
People can collect disability for as long as they are considered disabled. If someone is receiving and afraid of losing benefits they should speak with their local SSI about it.
Short term disability will cover your maternity leave if you purchased a policy before getting pregnant. Social security disability will not cover maternity leave, nor will most long term disability policies.
Short Term Disability Insurance pays a 6 week benefit for vaginal delivery, and an 8 week benefit for c-section delivery.
One can find a lawyer to assist in long term disability insurance claim in the phone book under lawyers. The lawyers often dealing with long term disability insurance will help you get paid when you have a disability.
No, long term care insurance is designed to cover the costs of medical and personal care for individuals who need assistance with daily activities due to aging, illness, or disability. Long term disability insurance, on the other hand, provides income replacement if you are unable to work due to a disability.