This definition of total disability is very common in an employer sponsored group long term disability insurance policy, or with property and casualty insurance companies that decided to release a disability insurance policy. It is quite simply the worst definition available and should be at the very least supplemented with a quality contract if not replaced entirely. This definition basically leaves the determination of whether or not you are disabled up to the insurance company. A typical definition will look like this:
Because of sickness or injury you are unable to perform the material and substantial duties or your occupation, or any occupation for which you are deemed reasonably qualified by education, training, orexperience.
Could somebody be forced to go flip burgers at McDonalds under this definition of total disability? Pobably not but it does leave it open for litigation and interpretation. You should be buying disability insurance so that you do not have to worry about your income if you can't do the material and substantial duties of your occupation, going wih this type of disability insurance policy is an inexperienced decision, and should be re-thought for an own-occupation plan. Many people who simply shop for the best disability insurance rate end up with this type of coverage. In my opinion, it is worthless, and you may end up with the Lemon of the disability insurance industry.
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