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05 August 2018

Everything You Need To Know About Income Protection Insurance

By Jeffrey Allen


The risk of getting an illness and becoming disabled is something that you can prevent but you know that there would still be a chance that it would happen. This could lead you into not being able to work which means you could have a hard time paying for your expenses. To help you with such problem, you might wanna avail an income protection Dublin insurance.

It works like this, if an individual is unable to pay for benefits due to a sudden illness or disability, they would pay it themselves. For one to be able to have this type of insurance, he or she must either be full time worker or self employed. You can only have this if you are unable to work at your job for a certain period and you do not have any second job.

That period is called the deferred period. When it is time for you to take out the policy, you get to choose what deferred period would it be, it is gonna be for 4 weeks, perhaps 13, or maybe 26 or 52 weeks. How many weeks did you choose should also be the number of weeks in which you cannot go to work.

Now, not all policies has the deferred period. You need to find out whether they have it before signing up. Check also if a sick pay is offered. If it does, know up to how much it is and until when it lasts. Verify what kind of policy is it going to be, like would you be covered only when severely or permanently disabled.

You would need such protection when you are self employed and you have no any other income to get when you could not work. When your sick pay is only little to not having any at all. You have dependants who rely solely to you. No other sources of income. Lastly, your benefits are insufficient in replacing those lost income and expenses of yours.

Most probably right now, some of you are asking how can you get such cover. One way is by joining group schemes at your workplaces. If you want to do it alone, then apply for an individual policy. However, the group scheme is cheaper than the individual one. Another benefit is that insurance companies would not really check each individual medical records.

For the cost it would depend on the level of cover that is currently linked to your policy as with its income. Terms of policy and your week period too. Age and other personal information such as your medical history and job is included as well. The more you age the higher the cost it will be.

How much is it gonna be. When in a group scheme, you only get to have a proportion of earnings which is stated in your group policy, that may include your sick pay. For individual, you get to set the amount you wanted whenever you wanted to take it out. Check out your terms and conditions as it would tell you how much can you claim.

Your benefits would last until you return to work. When you reach the age of 55 up to 65 depending on the company, the medical officer decides that you already are fit to work, and if you pass away. So, before you decide to get such policy, decide first if going for it is a good decision or not.




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