News Summary: Disability insurance often a need

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FORGOTTEN INSURANCE: Often overlooked, disability insurance protects from a loss of income resulting from an inability to work due to an accident or illness.

SOCIAL SECURITY INSUFFICIENT: About 153 million workers are insured by the Social Security Disability Insurance program through FICA taxes. But it has a very strict definition of disability and monthly benefit checks average just $1,111.

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