Health insurer Cigna will change its claims process for group short-term disability and group critical illness or accidental injury benefits so consumers will only need to file a disability claim to ...

Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...

At the same time, short-term disability claims related to obesity have increased by 3,300 percent, according to Cigna's study. Many of these absences can likely be attributed to the increasing ...

To the editor: Last summer I was asking myself why in this advanced, civilized 21st century American society there is still a need for something called soup kitchens and food pantries. Then one of my ...

People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to approve or deny claims based on where in the body their condition exists. It's ...

Short-Term Disability (STD) provides employees with income when they are absent from work due to a non-work related illness or injury. 1. Employee's home state statutory disability benefits (if ...

Common causes of claims If you have healthy savings, short-term disability claims (such as for pregnancy or a broken limb) might not affect your long-term financial health. However, longer-term claims ...