Not specifically for a long term disability, but you can collect if you have a terminal illness.
Yes, if your disability insurance policy covers mental/nervous illnesses.Most disability insurance policies have a 2 years benefit period limitation on mental/nervous disabilities. Ask your agent if your policy covers these illnesses, and for how long.
If you are currently unable to work or disabled, you may not be able to qualify for a regular disability insurance policy. There are few insurance companies that can offer substandard disability insurance, or graded benefit disability insurance. You should discuss this with an experienced agent, before you get the surgery.
Some disability insurance policies will cover drug & alcohol as any other disability, but usually limit the benefits to maximum 24 month. If you had a disability insurance prior to being disabled from work due to alcoholism, and the policy did not specifically exclude drug & alcohol disabilities, you may be entitled to disability benefits.
The IRS doesn't pay disability benefits; they collect taxes. You may or may not be able to collect disability benefits from a private insurance policy and the Social Security Administration at the same time, but if you can, it's likely the income from one would be reduced to offset some or all of the income from the other. Check your insurance policy or consult with an insurance agent for more information.
Yes, the disability insurance payments can be paid on top of any workers comp payments received, if the policy's benefit is not integrated with any supplemental benefits. If your disability insurance policy is integrated with supplemental disability benefits, then the disability payments will be offset dollar for dollar by any mount received from workers comp or social security. That's why when you get a disability insurance policy, it is advised to include all or most of the disability benefit amount as "base benefit" which does not offset by any supplemental benefits received.
You have to check into Social Security disability, if you don't have your own disability insurance (individual policy, or through your employer); It is recommended that you get your own Disability Insurance policy if your employer does not offer such benefits. Yes, there are disability insurance policies available in Virginia.
one can get the disability insurance policy through work if the job offers it, Wisconsin is where the policy is available.
If I'm not mistaken, life insurance is paid out on death. It may have a clause that pays the premiums on it in event of disability, but that, like a policy that pays you on disability, is basically under a disability insurance benefit, not life insurance policy.
You would have to review your policy and see if it requires that you are under an MD's care.
An insurance company can't force you to do anything. But, dependent on your policy, they could deny your claim or terminate benefits based on medical non-compliance.
To collect unemployment you have to be available for work. So, you would probably NOT be considered disabled to collect under your Disability Policy. For more info check out the State DI and Social Security DI programs.
Illinois does not have a state disability program. If your employer provides this benefit, or if you enrolled in a policy before getting pregnant your normal labor and delivery will be covered.