Good Neighbor Insurance, www.gninsurance.com , provides disability insurance for individuals and families here in the U.S.  Here are some important reasons why disability insurance should be part of your insurance portfolio.

16%: The chance that most people believe that they will become disabled during their working years

71%:  The amount of American employees who live paycheck to paycheck

70%: The amount of private-sector workforce that has no long-term disability insurance

50%:  More than half of the U.S. workforce has no private pension coverage, and a third have no retirement savings.

1 in 3:  The actual chances that you will become disabled during the course of your career (if you are 35 or younger)

43%:  The average chance of men becoming seriously disabled during their working years.

54%:  The average chance of women becoming seriously disabled during their working years

3 in 10:  The number of workers entering the work force who will become disabled before retiring

1 in 5:  The number of workers who can expect to be out of work for at least a year due to disability or illness.

2.5 years:  The average long-term disability absence

1 in 7:  The number of workers who can expect to be disabled for five years or more before retirement

350,000:  The number of personal bankruptcies caused by disability every year

48%:  The amount of home foreclosures that are the result of disability

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