Income protection is a critical benefit for all employees in the event of illness or injury. Many employers address this issue by offering Group Long Term Disability (LTD) as part of their benefit plan. Although this is a valuable benefit, over the last 10 to 15 years, incomes have risen and now many plans often do not provide enough coverage for higher income earners.
While Group LTD may provide a foundation of coverage for all employees, it does not adequately protect the total earnings of a high-income executive. With the gap in replacement income, the ability to maintain their lifestyle and achieve their financial and retirement goals are put at risk.
Some of the challenges of Group LTD plans include:
The Scatter Graph shown here is a helpful visual to understand the potential coverage gaps for an employee population. This is an example of a commonly provided Group LTD plan design with a benefit equal to 60% of income up to $10,000 per month. This benefit covers $200,000 of annual compensation, which creates a gap for those higher income employees in orange. The higher the income, the larger the gap. Furthermore, even for those employees in grey, there are the restrictions mentioned previously which could impact their lifestyle in the event of a disability.
By using an integrated solution, you can maintain core coverage for employees plus offer your executives an additional layer of protection. Many employers find that providing a Supplemental Disability Plan is an optimal solution to address this unintentional gap. An employer-sponsored plan provides key advantages to an employee versus the employee purchasing coverage on their own, including:
An employer-sponsored Supplemental Disability Plan is a great solution to provide income protection coverage, as well as a powerful tool to help recruit, retain, and reward key employees.
Would you like to learn more? We can conduct an income protection plan review, including a Scatter Graph visual, to make sure your plan is up-to-date based and in line with benchmarking data. Contact a LoVasco team member today.
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