How would you cope if you were sick, injured or your sick leave ran out and you couldn’t return work? Would your partner be left looking after you and your expenses, or would you would need to apply for a sickness benefit of just over $300 per week?
Having an Income Protection policy in place means that you can take time to recover from an illness or an injury knowing that your expenses are sorted, so you won’t feel rushed to return to work.
Income Protection policies can cover up to 75% of your income. You can use that money how you need to use it – whether it’s recuperation or rehabilitation, either way your lifestyle shouldn’t have to suffer a setback while you put your focus into recovering.
If you’re stuck down with an illness or injury and you qualify for a claim, a portion of your pre-disability income will start after a specified time-frame, or when your ‘wait’ or ‘stand-down’ period ends.
Those payments will continue until you return to work or until you reach the end of your ‘benefit period’, or when your policy expires.
More Than Money
Though life throws a curve-ball every now and then, not many people can stop working. We will look at options to make sure that rehabilitation, gradual return-to-work programs, and other such support is available as you need it, all before you claim.
We will take into account your needs and what matters to you the most. Our advisers will work with you to find the best solutions to protect your income, and make sure that the solutions we put to you are the best fit for you and your circumstances. There’s a variety of Income Protection products available now, so we will make sure that we find the right ones for you.