Income is your greatest asset. All your bills like food, clothing, mortgage, car, insurances, children educations etc. are paid through your income. Your lifestyle depends upon the income .If there is no income you cannot do anything in life. Your regular incomes keeps your life run at a fast pace. Sometimes your ill- health or maybe an accident puts a break in your life style.
Most often in these situations comes uninvited and you are forced to stay away from your work and you find it really hard to cope up with the situation. The moment your incomes stop, you are forced to compromise on your life style. Income protection plans allow you to maintain your same lifestyle and fulfil your household responsibilities, pay all your bills. This is the only bill which will pay all your bills when the need arises.
Types of Income Protection Insurance
| Income Protection Insurance Policy Type |
Benefits of Policy |
Agreed Value |
55% of your income is paid by the insurance company |
Indemnity Value |
75% of income is paid by the insurance company |
Important tips to look for in your policy
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By choosing to longer wait period can help reduce your premiums.
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By choosing shorter payment term will reduce premiums or by splitting the cover can help reduce premiums.
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Look for specific injury claims, retraining benefit & bed confinement benefits
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Look for return to work bonus.
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Look for a dependent relative benefit
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