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In 49 states, long-term disability benefit claims for physical ailments – like cancer, arthritis and stroke – are assessed differently than mental health issues such as major depressive disorder, ...

The Income Protection Journal has launched a new podcast examining how disability insurance holds up under pressure. The new ...

Thomas Lane was visibly sick. His clothing hung loose, his complexion seemed blanched, his vision blurred in and out. Already a slight man, he lost 45 pounds in a five-month period. More than four ...

Offsets are a tool insurers use to reduce the benefits they owe an injured worker by deducting benefits the worker receives ...