Health insurer Cigna will change its claims process for group short-term disability and group critical illness or accidental injury benefits so consumers will only need to file a disability claim to ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Short-term medical disability insurance replaces a portion of your income if you are temporarily unable to work after a qualifying temporary illness or injury. Eligibility and coverage depend on your ...

Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...

People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to approve or deny claims based on where in the body their condition exists. It's ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs processed over 2 million disability claims in 2025, breaking records for speed. Average processing time dropped to 132 days, down from 141 days at the start of the ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Long-term disability insurance generally costs between 1% and 3% of your income, but it’s well worth the price. About one in four young people will miss a year or more of work before retirement age ...

Short-Term Disability Changes Short-term disability insurance policies have also been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. These policies tend to be more expensive when purchased as an individual but ...

A Manitoba government employee is suing the province and insurance provider Canada Life after her long-term disability claim was denied by the company, CBC News reported (1). The woman was the manager ...