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Article: Disability Rates Continue Steady Climb, According to CDA's 2008 Disability Claims Review.
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- Insurance Weekly News
- Article date:
- September 25, 2009
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The 2008 Long-Term Disability Claims Review conducted by the Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) reveals a surge in the number of American wage earners requesting and receiving long-term disability payments.
The CDA's 4th Annual Long-Term Disability Claims Review analyzes private and public long-term disability claims data and identifies continuing and emerging disability trends among U.S. workers. Fifteen CDA member companies, representing more than 75 percent of the commercial disability insurance marketplace, submitted proprietary claim data for inclusion in this year's study.
The Claims Review found that CDA member companies made nearly $8 ...