Income Protection
Income Protection allows you to cover your expenses and maintain your lifestyle if you are unable to work for several months, a year or longer.
Premiums are tax deductible.
According to recent studies, 83% of Australians have car insurance1 , but only 31% have income protection2. What is more important, your ability to drive or your ability to generate an income?
We all know how important a regular income is in maintaining our lifestyle and of those close to us. What really are the chances of having that taken away from us?
What are the Chances?
| A car being stolen and not recovered? | 1 in 9093 |
| Having to claim on a home &/or contents policy? | 1 in 134 |
| Becoming disabled for more than 3 months before age 65 and having no income? | 1 in 35 |
| Suffering from cancer before the age of 75? | 1 in 3 for men, 1 in 4 for women6 |
Most people would not think twice about insuring their home and car. However, many have not even considered protecting their most important asset, themselves.
1 AAMI Fact Sheet, Shopping for Car Insurance, September 2008
2 TNS/IFSA Investigating Income Protection Insurance in Australia July 2006
3 Statistics from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council – 12 months to June 2010.
4 Insurance Statistics Australia June 2010.
5 Calculations based on data of individual disability income insurance sold by Australian life offices, Institute of Actuaries of Australia 2002. Report of the Disability Committee. IA Aust: Sydney.
6 Cancer Institute NSW ‘The Cancer in NSW Incident and Mortality Report’ 2007.
7 This figure is based on a 25 year claim, adjusted for inflation at 3% each year.
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Elaine is a 53-year-old high-flying executive earning $370,000 per year. She is single and has no children. Three years ago, Elaine started her own consultancy business. She has her own home valued at $1.5m with a mortgage of $750k. She also has a share portfolio valued $200,000, with a margin lending debt of $80,000.
Elaine goes for her scheduled mammogram and is diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. She is unable to work whilst she is having chemotherapy, with the chemotherapy to continue for a period of 6 months.
Elaine is one of the lucky ones. She was diagnosed early and by having income protection insurance in place, she:
- received monthly benefits of up to 75% of her usual salary, which enabled her to keep up with the interest payments on her debts;
- was covered for some of her mother’s travel and accommodation expenses, given her mother had travelled from overseas to be with Elaine during her treatment; and
- was able to focus on her treatment and recovery, whilst not having to worry about a loss of income during her recuperation.
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