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disability insurance

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noun

  1. insurance providing income to a policyholder who is disabled and cannot work.


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If it is related to a private or employee-sponsored long-term disability insurance, it’s likely that it would be taken into account.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Who held their life and disability insurance policies?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

Unlike New York, California and a few others, these states do not have their own disability insurance programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025

For two decades, California has provided paid family leave for private sector employees who pay into the state disability insurance and paid family leave programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

The principal obstacle to the successful operation of disability insurance has been the difficulty experienced in its administration—largely on account of the impracticability of closely defining permanent or total disability.

From Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions by James B. Kennedy

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