Limitations On Amount Of Monthly Benefits
Clause in some disability income insurance policies under which there is a maximum an insured can receive from all sources of disability income benefits. For example, the clause may stipulate that all sources of disability income cannot exceed 50% of the insured's gross earnings prior to the disability.
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