Personal Insurance is a luxury one can ill afford not to have. It is and should be the foundation of every financial plan. It is the essence of wealth creation and conservation. The types of personal insurance are explained below:
Life Insurance (Death Cover)
Life Insurance can help your dependants cope financially after you die.
Life insurance pays a lump sum in the event of your death, which can be used to:
Trauma Insurance
Trauma Insurance can help you cope financially with the effects that a Trauma Event can have on your life. Trauma Events include conditions like cancer, heart attack, stroke, coronary bypass surgery and angioplasty.
It can be taken as a stand-alone product, or in conjunction with Life Insurance or Total & Permanent Disablement cover.
Trauma Insurance pays a lump sum, which you can use to:
Income Protection Insurance
Income Replacement Insurance can help you cope financially, in the event of losing your income due to sickness or injury.
If after the expiry of your waiting period, you are unable to earn your pre-disability income from personal exertion in your usual occupation, and you’re required to be under the regular care of (and following the advice of a registered Medical Practitioner), you are entitled to a benefit.
The amount you can cover yourself for, is up to 75% of your income.
Income Replacement Insurance pays an income stream, which you can use to:
Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Insurance
Total and Permanent Disability Insurance (TPD) provides a lump sum should you suffer an illness or injury that leaves you totally and permanently disabled. The benefit is paid if you become totally and permanently disabled as specified by the policy.
Insurance is used to great effect in Business Succession Planning. It is the most cost effective tool in buy-sell funding and its benefits far outweighs that of any other funding tools.
At Box Hill Financial Services, we have extensive experience in personal insurance planning and pride ourselves to be an expert in the area of Business Succession Planning.