Category: Group Disability - Page 2

Put empathy to work in managing workplace DI claims

April 23, 2019

If disability claims are part of your world, you need to consider ensuring that compassion is part of your agenda. Here’s an inside look at how the claims operations team at a carrier fosters compassion.

CDC: 1 in 4 U.S. adults live with a disability

Insurance Forums Staff

August 20, 2018

Cognitive disability most common in younger adults; mobility disability most common for others, new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds.

Critical illness coverage: Closing the gap on care

Brian Anderson

July 25, 2018

About 1 in 4 employers now offer CI as a voluntary benefit, and premiums increased an impressive 15% last year.

The State of Employee Benefits: Findings from the 2017 Health and Workplace Benefits Survey

Insurance Forums Staff

June 4, 2018

Dental insurance reclaims the second-most offered benefit spot from retirement savings plans and life insurance leapfrogged vision insurance to claim the fourth spot in the recently released 2017 Health and Workplace Benefits Survey.

DIAM: Employees underestimate chances of becoming disabled, and their need for income protection

Insurance Forums Staff

May 9, 2018

Annual campaign aims to educate working Americans about the need for income insurance. While data shows 64% of consumers believe most people need disability insurance, only 20% actually own it.

Even Superheroes need protection

Ted Tafaro

March 22, 2018

Your high-end clients – superheroes in their chosen profession – are not invincible to the perils of mortals. They need superhero-level disability income protection.

Most middle-income employees feel more secure thanks to workplace benefits

Insurance Forums Staff

February 28, 2018

New MassMutual study also exposes need for stepped-up benefits education to fight knowledge gap – particularly among lower-income workers.

Aetna selling group life, disability units to The Hartford for $1.45 billion

Brian Anderson

October 23, 2017

Acquisition will make The Hartford the second-largest group life and disability insurer with approximately $5 billion in expected earned premium while it will allow Aetna to enhance its focus on core health insurance business.

Optional benefits: Changing a ‘no’ to a ‘yes’

Insurance Forums Staff

July 24, 2017

Contrary to most traditional worksite benefits marketing, which centers on the employer, efforts to sell optional benefits must instead focus on the individuals making the buy/no-buy decision - the employees.

Group disability insurers see 13.8% increase in new sales in 2016

Insurance Forums Staff

June 28, 2017

STD new sales premiums show a 12% increase while LTD new sales premiums increased 15% according to Milliman's 2016 U.S. Group Disability Market Survey.

Put empathy to work in managing workplace DI claims

CDC: 1 in 4 U.S. adults live with a disability

Critical illness coverage: Closing the gap on care

The State of Employee Benefits: Findings from the 2017 Health and Workplace Benefits Survey

DIAM: Employees underestimate chances of becoming disabled, and their need for income protection

Even Superheroes need protection

Most middle-income employees feel more secure thanks to workplace benefits

Aetna selling group life, disability units to The Hartford for $1.45 billion

Optional benefits: Changing a ‘no’ to a ‘yes’

Group disability insurers see 13.8% increase in new sales in 2016

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