Higginbotham

AUGUST 25, 2023

It’s a real risk, and it’s why anyone who depends on a paycheck needs to understand the importance of disability insurance. Why is disability coverage important? If you had a one-in-four chance of losing your house to a flood , you’d probably want to protect it with flood insurance. Savings can deplete fast.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

AUGUST 27, 2023

[The following notes background and discussion points from a series of sessions Disability Management undergraduates completing a 4 th year course on Workplace Insurance and Benefits. Part 1 explores the reasons for the lack of trust in disability insurance. The trust gap is not unique to the disability insurance sector.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

APRIL 29, 2024

Many workers’ compensation jurisdictions and work-disability insurers have noted increasing mental disorder (also called psychological injury, mental injury) claims over time. US Social Security provides benefits to workers for certain disabilities. In this post, we survey some of the data reflecting this increase.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JANUARY 1, 2019

No COLA was payable in January 2010, January 2011, or in January 2016. The COLA escalator is automatic but wage loss benefits are offset by disability benefits a worker receives from CPP and QPP at a rate of 50%. (Social Security payments always reflect the benefits due for the preceding month.)

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