Money Checkup With Anjali Jariwala

One of the items that is often overlooked and the least understood in the insurance world is disability insurance. How much coverage should you have? What does the term “any occupation” mean and should that be in your policy? In today’s Money Checkup, I’ve invited Stephanie Pearson, MD to join me on the show to discuss these questions and many others specifically as it relates to physicians and the disability insurance they should have in place. Stephanie has been through her own traumatic injury so knows first hand the specifics to look out for when it comes to disability insurance. Stephanie Pearson, MD, FACOG, is a Board Certified OB/GYN and an advocate and advisor for physicians’ disability insurance. A resident of Wynnewood, PA, Stephanie grew up in Southern New Jersey, received her B.S. from Emory University and her MD from MCP/Hahnemann (now Drexel University College of Medicine). Before becoming injured, she practiced obstetrics and gynecology at a community hospital in suburban Philadelphia. She now