A Better Understanding To Income Protection Insurance

By Jeffrey Allen


Illnesses and getting a disability is something which you can protect yourself from but could not entirely prevent as there could be a natural way that could cause it. When a person is disabled or has an illness, it could not get to work, and not getting any work means no money. Income protection Dublin insurance can help you during such crisis in life.

This insurance would be the one paying for your benefits. This can be availed when you in a situation where in you have an illness or disability for a medium term up to longer term and you are currently a full time worker or self employed. Along with that, you also do not have any second job for alternative source of income.

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.

However, not all policies has a deferred period. So, before you decide to go with that company check it out first whether they are offering any sick pay. If they have, how much does it gonna be and until how long. You have to make sure that you know what sort of policy would you be able to get because some policies only covers when a person is severely or permanently disabled.

People whom would really need to have this are those that are currently self employed which has no other way of getting an income when such crisis will happen. No sick pay is given by the company you work to or only a small amount of money of sick pay is given. You have dependants that only relies on you.

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.

The moment you return to your respective work, the benefit will end. It will also end when you reach the ages of 55, 60, 65, depends upon what age is currently inputted in the policy, but mostly it is this. Of course, this ends when you die as well. Think hard if applying for one would be beneficial to you.




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