Disability Income Insurance: How Today’s Decisions Impact Tomorrow’s Choices

Provided By:  Marnique Sparago, Northwestern Mutual

Doctors and dentists nationwide clearly understand the importance of having disability income insurance (DI) to protect the time and money they’ve invested in their profession. And most have considered at length what would happen to them, their incomes, their families and their careers if they suddenly found themselves injured or ill – leading them to seek the protection a DI policy provides.

So what’s the problem? DI is a complex buying decision – with varying stipulations in policy contracts that impact the type of benefits a policy owner might receive at time of claim. The problem is that busy medical and dental professionals can’t find the time to fully understand key concepts in their policies, and many would be surprised to find how those details could affect them at the time of claim.Continue reading