What's New

• New Harris Interactive Survey of Disability Insurance Claimants
  AHIP commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct a survey of disability insurance claimants to assess their satisfaction with their policy and their experience filing a claim and receiving benefits.
• New Harris Surveys Assess Baby Boomers’ Perception of Disability Income Protection
  AHIP commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct a series of baby boomers surveys to assess their knowledge and perceptions about their risk of disability, the public safety net available for disabled workers, their financial preparedness should a disability occur, and their views about disability income insurance.
• Cornell University: America's Looming Disability Income Security Crisis
  There is a looming financial crisis for workers with disabilities and the public programs that serve them, according to a new report from Cornell University. The report found that household incomes of workers with disabilities are declining, especially relative to the incomes of those without work limitations. It also highlights fiscal stress on the public safety net upon which disabled workers and their families rely.
• Survey of Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work Practices Among U.S. Disability Carriers
  Private disability insurers possess a unique capacity to manage services and support needed to return employees with disabilities to work. A survey by Milliman on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans portrays the extent of private disability insurance carrier investment in rehabilitation and RTW; identifies key industry practices that support return to work; and highlights the factors that are the most crucial to successful return to work.