> Long-Term Disability (LTD) Long-term-disability plans provide income for an individual who cannot work because of an illness, disease, or non-occupational injury. Most plans require that the individual be a full-time employee for at least one year before the disability coverage applies.
> Professional liability Often called “malpractice insurance” or “errors and omissions coverage,” these policies protect professionals such as accountants, lawyers, doctors, dentists, pharmacists, insurance brokers and agents, and consultants, for negligence that injures their clients.
The NCUA Board has issued an interim final rule amending share insurance to clarify coverage and implement changes required by share insurance reform Congress enacted in February.
“I am pleased to see this much needed change in account protection,” said Chairman JoAnn Johnson. “I view this immediate increase in retirement savings coverage as taking a large step to protect member’s accounts and as a vital way to encourage retirement saving. As personal retirement accounts surpass $100,000, Americans want to know that their IRA and Keogh accounts in banks, thrifts and credit unions are federally insured and protected against loss.”
Effective April 1, 2006, the interim final rule provides the following:
Increases share insurance limits to $250,000 for retirement accounts such as Traditional and Roth IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts) and Keogh accounts;
Retains the $100,000 insurance limit for all other types of share accounts;
Requires NCUA and FDIC to jointly determine if an inflation-adjusted increase is appropriate for insured accounts beginning in 2010 and every five years thereafter;
Includes pass-through coverage on employee benefit plans while limiting acceptance of shares in employee benefit plans to insured credit unions that are well or adequately capitalized; and
Clarifies coverage for qualified tuition programs, commonly referred to as 529 plans, and share accounts denominated in foreign currencies.
"In addition to the increased coverage resulting from the recently passed law, this rule provides important new flexibility for those credit unions servicing their members' needs abroad, as well as those assisting members who are trying to help pay their children's college tuition," Board Member Gigi Hyland said.
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Generally, you must report as income any amount you receive for your disability through an accident or health insurance plan paid for by your employer.
If both you and your employer have paid the premiums for the plan, only the amount you receive for your disability that is due to your employer's payments is reported as income. If you pay the entire cost of a health or accident insurance plan, do not include any amounts you receive for your disability as income on your tax return. If you pay the premiums of a health or accident insurance plan through a cafeteria plan, and the amount of the premium was not included as taxable income to you; the premiums are considered paid by your employer, and the disability benefits are fully taxable.
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