Permanent Health Insurance Guide

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Set between 50% and 65% of your pre-tax earnings. Permanent health insurance can be taken out whether you are employed or self-employed and is a long term protection policy, covering you up to retirement if so wished.

The permanent health insurance payout can be used to replace lost income, cover healthcare costs, pay bills such as food and necessities, and your monthly financial obligations such as the mortgage or rent, credit card and loan payments. Essentially, the monthly payout from your permanent health insurance policy can be spent however you wish.

Permanent health insurance will payout due to incapacity and thus an inability to work caused by illness or injury. A Permanent health insurance policy can have three main definitions of incapacity: own occupation; suited occupation and any occupation. We usually recommend that your policy include the own occupation definition, meaning that it will payout if you are unable to work in your own occupation due to sickness or injury. If you become incapacitated your permanent health insurance policy will start to payout after a deferred period which you choose at the start of the permanent health insurance. It is common to align the deferred period on your permanent health insurance with the length of time your employer will provide adequate sick pay.

The amount of the permanent health insurance payout received will depend on the amount of cover you choose on applying for permanent health insurance, you are able to choose to cover up to 65% of your gross earnings. Any state benefits payable or benefits in receipt from other policies may reduce the payout of your permanent health insurance.

What would be the financial impact on you and your family if you were to become seriously ill and unable to work? Would your partner have enough earnings and savings to pay the bills and make mortgage loan payments? If not, then a permanent health insurance policy could be a solid way to protect their future.

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