Disability insurance protects your income if you’re unable to work because of a serious physical injury or ailment. Payments can be short-term or long-term and will end when you start working again or retire.

Whether it’s a temporary or permanent injury / ailment, you’ll receive anywhere from 60-85% of your monthly salary (tax-free!) up to a specified period of time.

Everyone. But especially you if you:

• Work in an injury-prone or physically intensive position;
• Earn a high income or are in a specialized role (higher earnings, higher expenses);
• Are self-employed (you might not have access to traditional employer benefits);
• Have dependents (who else would support your family?);
• Have no dependents (who’d support you?).

Regardless of what job you have, if you rely on a paycheck, you need to at least consider disability coverage.

Serious injuries aren’t just stressful; they’re also financially draining. Even a week or two without a paycheck is tough for most people and in the absence of a salary, your savings can dry up quickly.

Depending on your condition, you might need medication, medical equipment, outside care, or long-term physiotherapy. Not to mention all the indirect costs of living with a disability, like travel expenses, childcare, and cleaning services. On top of that, there’s your mortgage. And your loans. And groceries.

We get it. It’s hard to picture a future where you can’t work if you’re in perfect health right now. But you never know when you’ll suffer a disability. Even a small accident or fall on your way home can leave you hospitalized or bedridden for months. And the stress of worrying about the money for your next bill might make you even sicker.

Your best bet? A private, portable plan (possibly through your association) where you can customize coverage to your needs. That’s where we come in. PROLINK will help you protect your greatest assets—your home, your car, and most importantly, your earning power—so you can focus on what’s most important—your recovery.

When it comes to disability, people usually jump to the worst-case scenario: a horrific accident, quadriplegia, amputation–you get the picture. But the most common causes of disability claims are actually back pain, stress, fatigue, digestive disorders, pregnancy complications, diabetes, and heart attacks.

So when should you get insurance? Sooner rather than later. The older you are, the likelier you are to get hurt, and the higher your premium will be.