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When Health Problems Interrupt Pediatric Care, Young Physicians Face Immediate Income Pressure

December 12, 2025
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Disability Insurance Protects Radiologists When Health Disrupts Specialty Work

December 11, 2025
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Disability Insurance for Cardiologists: Rising Procedural Strains Reshape Coverage Needs

December 10, 2025
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Chart from The Income Protection Podcast episode showing the projected “income asset” or human life value of a 35-year-old high-earning professional, with lifetime earnings approaching $20 million, illustrating the core argument behind individual disability insurance, own-occupation coverage, and income protection planning. The graph demonstrates how future income is a multi-million-dollar financial asset that must be insured to prevent catastrophic loss, especially for physicians, dentists, attorneys and other specialists who rely on their ability to work. The episode uses this visual to explain why employer long-term disability plans often fall short, why supplemental disability insurance is essential, and how income-loss scenarios expose large coverage gaps that put financial plans at risk. Listeners are encouraged to hear the full discussion on income protection strategies, disability risk, coverage design, and the importance of visually modeling lifetime earnings.

Most High-Income Professionals Are Underinsured — And Don’t Realize It [Podcast]

December 9, 2025
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Resident Physician Disability Coverage: What Medical Residents Need to Know About Timing and Underwriting

December 8, 2025
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Longer Delays in Federal Disability Decisions Expose Employer Disability Insurance Coverage Gaps

December 5, 2025
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When Hospital Benefits Lapse Between Assignments, Mobile Physicians Face Dangerous Coverage Gaps

December 4, 2025
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Physician’s Injury Reveals How Fast Income Can Collapse Without Disability Insurance

December 3, 2025
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Introducing the Income Protection Podcast

December 2, 2025
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Hospitals Expand No-Exam Disability Insurance to Medical Residents

December 2, 2025
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Physicians Are Buying More Disability Insurance Policies But Getting Less Protection

December 1, 2025
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