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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