Short Term Disability Insurance and Pregnancy

Short Term Disability Insurance and Pregnancy

We get many request for short term disability insurance to cover maternity leave. Most of these requests are from women who have left a large employer, or are no longer working full-time, and are therefore not covered under a group short term disability policy (STD). They’re either already pregnant or considering becoming pregnant, and are looking for some disability coverage to provide income while out of work and on maternity leave. Unfortunately, normal child birth…

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Health risks mom should think about that may increase insurance costs

Health risks mom should think about that may increase insurance costs

When a woman becomes a mother everything in her life changes. Everything in her world becomes about her child. While mothers are nursing cuts and scrapes, whipping up an amazing home-cooked meal for their family or providing counsel to their daughter’s broken heart after a breakup, they too often neglect the basic necessity of taking care of their own health and wellbeing. 12 major health risks for women 1. Heart disease. Coronary artery disease or…

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