Essentials of Disability Insurance (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 1 hour

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $15


Course Description
Disability insurance is both important and expensive, so it is critical to understand when you should obtain it, and how to tailor its provisions to your needs. In the Essentials of Disability Insurance course, we cover the circumstances under which you should obtain this insurance, as well as the various policy components. We also address the factors impacting its cost, how to select an insurance advisor and an insurer, and how to file a disability claim. In addition, we cover several disability insurance options that can keep your business running while you are disabled. In short, this course gives you a thorough overview of the disability insurance concept.


Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: SK0007

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the situations in which you should obtain disability insurance.

  • Recall the types of programs that can provide you with disability support.

  • Recognize the types of disability insurance that can support any businesses that you own.

  • Specify the factors that can increase the cost of your disability insurance.

  • Recall the issues associated with filing a disability claim with your insurer.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Specialized Knowledge

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: July 2024

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

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AccountingTools, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.


AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.