To promote greater awareness about disability income (DI) insurance among physicians and dentists, Northwestern Mutual has launched the Disability Income Insurance Knowledge Center, an online resource for medical professionals.
The DI Knowledge Center consists of two online tools intended to shed light on common misperceptions and allow medical professionals to explore their own personal situation, according to the company.
The DI Checkup is a diagnostic tool that asks users to enter information that reflects the duties and income of their current practice or to explore future scenarios. It also illustrates differences between typical "own occupation" disability coverage and Northwestern Mutual's Medical Occupation definition of total disability.
The Fact or Fiction quiz allows physicians and dentists to test their knowledge of disability income insurance and find out whether their expectations match reality.
"Most in the medical community have considered what would happen to their income, their families, and their careers if they were to become ill or injured and unable to work," said Steve Frankl, director of DI sales at Northwestern Mutual, in a press release. "What many haven't considered is what will happen at the time of claim, and what it means to be totally disabled. The DI Knowledge Center aims to educate physicians and dentists about their DI policies so they can make informed decisions about the coverage they own."
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