Play It Safe

Professional associations affiliated with the Trust for Insuring Educators provide benefits that sometimes are overlooked — namely the specially chosen insurance coverages with features or pricing that are available exclusively to members.

How long could you or your family survive if you were sick or injured and couldn't work? If your answer is "not very long," you may want to consider the benefits of disability insurance.

More than a million American report being a victim of identity theft each year, and surely there are more unreported cases. It only makes sense to protect yourself against this modern-day scourge.

Nearly half of all Americans have no life insurance, and many who do are underinsured, according to industry studies. But the good news is that life insurance is cheaper than a majority of Americans think it is.

Many educators put off buying professional liability insurance or adjusting their coverage. Like other insurance, you can't to buy protection after you're threatened with a legal action that would result in a claim.