It’s common sense that if you have a leak in your roof, the time to fix it is before a rain storm – not after a deluge.

Many physicians employed by a medical center, research facility, or large practice may receive benefits from their employer. That can bring a sense of security, knowing that your basic insurance needs are covered. This is especially true when you believe your income is protected with employer provided disability insurance benefits. However, this article will point out that your sense of security may not be well founded.

As an independent physician, obtaining disability coverage at the beginning of your career is a smart decision. Many colleagues counsel younger physicians to do so because of the income protection it can provide. As time passes and your salary increases, are you making sure your income protection is increasing with it? 

The last few years have taught us that staying healthy can be a daily challenge. As a physician, no one understands this more than you.

As a result, now more than ever, we want to help Texas physicians have the best protection in place for themselves and their families.

A top priority for most physicians right now is disability insurance. Here are some points to consider.

If you are a Texas physician working as a locum tenens, you are not alone. By some estimates, there are over 50,000 physicians working as locum tenens across the United States and the market for locum tenens is expected to grow at 6% annually.

Most of us are used to the idea of having insurance to help protect what’s important in our lives – like our health, our home, and our car. But we don’t often think about helping to protect the very thing that’s vital to the financial well-being of our family – our ability to earn a living.

Most of us are used to the idea of having insurance to protect what’s important in our lives – like our health, our home, and our car. But we don’t often think about protecting the very thing that’s vital to the financial well-being of our family – our ability to earn a living.

You can’t predict the future, but you can help protect it – at least when it comes to your finances. That’s the thinking that underlies disability insurance.

Nobody knows if, or when, they might have an injury or illness that could prevent them from working – particularly at this time when we’re seeing a dramatic upsurge in new cases of Covid-19. Without work, for most physicians, that would mean their income would diminish significantly or stop altogether.

Disability insurance is there to provide income at those times and is therefore considered an essential safety net to help protect our finances. That said, we find that many physicians – even those who currently have some disability insurance – may not have enough coverage, leaving their financial future vulnerable.