Disability Income Insurance

If your paycheck stops, we keep it coming.

1 in 4 working Americans will face a disability lasting 90+ days before they retire. Don't let a bad diagnosis cost you your rent, your groceries, or your kids' plans — insure the asset that pays for all of it.

The math on a $5,000/mo paycheck

Your income $5,000
State DI only ~$1,300
With OnePoint $3,500

Up to 70% of gross income replaced. Exact amount varies by state, age, and occupation class.

Six ways to protect your income.

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Disability Income (Overview)

The broad category of policies that pay a monthly benefit if illness or injury stops you from earning. Short-term, long-term, individual, group, and Business Overhead Expense policies all roll up under this umbrella.

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Coverage Types

Three paths to income protection — each built for a different situation.

Disability coverage isn't one-size-fits-all. Your recovery timeline, work situation, and financial obligations all shape which type of policy makes the most sense.

Short-Term Disability

Covers temporary gaps from illness, injury, surgery, or maternity leave. Replaces part of your paycheck while you recover — so daily expenses don't pile up while work is on pause.

Long-Term Disability

For recoveries lasting months or years — cancer, stroke, chronic illness, mental health, or serious injury. Benefits typically begin after a 90–180 day elimination period and can continue for years.

Business Overhead Expense

Built for business owners. Covers rent, payroll, utilities, and fixed operating costs so your business stays open — even when you can't show up to run it.

Long-Term Disability

When a short break becomes a long absence, this is what keeps your life intact.

LTD typically replaces 50–70% of your pre-disability income after the elimination period, helping you cover your mortgage, bills, and household obligations for as long as recovery takes.

Covers illness and injury

Cancer, stroke, chronic illness, mental health events, and injuries — not just workplace accidents.

90–180 day elimination period

Benefits begin after the waiting period. Short-term disability can bridge that gap.

Own-occupation definition

The strongest policies protect your ability to do your specific job — not just any job.

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Build your income-protection stack

Disability income works harder when it's paired right.

Disability replaces your paycheck. Life and health fill in the edges. Together they form a full income-protection stack.

1 in 4 workers will become disabled before retirement.

Most people insure their car and their home. Almost no one insures the income that pays for both. Talk to an advisor today.

Business Overhead Expense

Your business keeps running — even when you can't.

Business Overhead Expense insurance pays the fixed costs that don't stop just because you're sidelined — giving you time to recover without losing what you built.

What it covers

Rent, utilities, staff wages, insurance premiums, loan payments, professional fees — the bills that keep your doors open.

What it doesn't replace

It covers fixed operating expenses — not your business profits or personal income. That's what individual disability coverage handles.

Who it's for

Business owners, physicians, attorneys, and key professionals whose absence would immediately threaten the business's survival.

Typical structure

Monthly reimbursement after a waiting period, usually with a benefit period of 12–24 months while you recover or transition.

Common Questions

Disability income, explained clearly.

Some employers offer group disability, but it often replaces only 40–60% of income and may not be portable if you leave. An individual policy fills the gap, is owned by you, and travels with your career.
Short-term disability covers the first few weeks to months of an inability to work. Long-term disability kicks in after the elimination period — typically 90 to 180 days — and can last for years or until retirement age.
An own-occupation policy pays benefits if you can't perform your specific job — even if you could technically work in another field. This is the gold standard, especially for professionals like doctors, dentists, or attorneys.
It depends on who pays the premiums. If you pay with after-tax dollars, benefits are generally tax-free. If your employer pays the premiums, benefits are typically taxable. Your advisor will clarify this for your specific situation.
Most policies replace 60–70% of your gross income — the amount you'd need to cover essential obligations while not working. Your advisor will calculate the right benefit amount based on your current income, expenses, and existing coverage.
Your Next Step

Protect the paycheck that keeps everything else running.

A licensed advisor will walk you through individual, employer, and business coverage options — and find the policy that fits your income, your recovery risk, and your life.