(Reuters) - Like just about every other workplace benefit, disability insurance is becoming something workers have to manage and pay for, at least partially, themselves.
In the current open enrollment season for 2012 benefits, more employers are asking workers to put some of their own money up for high-end disability coverage. "We are seeing some gradual slide to more employee financial responsibility for long-term coverage," reports Rich Fuerstenberg, a partner with benefits consultant Mercer. "The employers who used to provide the entire cost now may provide a core benefit and allow workers to buy up their coverage." More
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