life insurance policy owners can now choose from 59
investment options.
American Funds Asset Allocation Portfolio provides access to the global equity and fixed income expertise of American Funds by investing all its assets in
the Asset Allocation Fund of the American Funds
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growth, investment grade and high-yield bonds for income and money market instruments for asset preservation.
The Mid-Cap Value Portfolio, managed by
BlackRock, focuses solely on the mid-cap value asset
class that can help a policy owner further diversify
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Disability
7: The growth rate, percentage-wise,
in new premiums between 2006
and 2007
96:
The percentage of employers
with more than 5,000 employees
offering DI.
89:
The percentage of employers with
1,000 to 4,999 offering DI
33:
The percentage of U.S. workers
who will be disabled before they
reach retirement age
38:
The percentage of workers aged
45-65 (this group produces the
highest DI claims)
14.9:
The percentage of U.S. workers
with disabilities in 2007
42.8:
The employment gap between
disabled individuals and those who
are not disabled
37.6:
The highest U.S. poverty rate due
to disability in 2007 (found in the
District of Columbia)
6: The number of disability types
recognized by the Census Bureau
and the American Community
Survey (Sensory, Mental, Physical,
Go-Outside-Home (this disability
prevents individuals from leaving
their homes for any daily or
necessary activity), Self-Care
and Employment)
