Tips for Choosing the Best Income Protection Insurance
Why you may need income protection insurance and how to decide which level of cover you want.
If you are like most of us, you work for a living. Your income and livelihood depend upon being able to work every day. Most of us take it for granted that we will continue to be able to get up and go to work tomorrow and for many tomorrows to come. But what happens if you get sick or injured so badly that you can no longer work?
Who is going to pay your mortgage repayment? Your car payment? Who is going to buy food and pay the utility bills? If you have income protection insurance, you may receive up to 75% of your weekly income while you are unable to work. There are many different levels of coverage available, with the cost of the policy generally rising as the length of cover does.
How is Income Protection Insurance Different?
Income protection cover provides regular payments if you become unable to work. This helps you meet your monthly expenses. Life insurance pays your beneficiaries: not you. Total and Permanent Disability only pays when your disability is permanent. Trauma insurance pays for specific events or illnesses.