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Income Protection (IP) is a policy most medical professionals are aware of but if you are self-employed, do you have the right policy to cover ongoing fixed expenses of the practice? IP covers up to 75% of your gross income but it doesn’t provide additional cover for things like rent, administration wages, equipment leases, net
The majority of medical professionals are aware of the importance of Income Protection (IP) and have the relevant policy in force, however; there is only a small portion that have their fixed business costs covered. Business Expense Insurance (BEX) is a policy designed to replace up to 100% of eligible fixed business expenses such as
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has recently released Report 498 which highlights the benefits of using an adviser for personal retail insurance (Term Life, TPD, Trauma and Income Protection) as opposed to other channels like direct insurance and insurance held via group superannuation accounts. The report shows that you are 71% more likely
Trauma and Income Protection insurance are normally taken out by clients once they go into debt or have a family. However, it is vitally important even at a young age to ensure costs can be covered for specialist medical treatment especially when it is not covered by the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) system. This article
I was informed by one of the Poole Group accountants that their client suffered a water skiing accident and was unable to work. Naturally I suggested that the client should be entitled to an income protection benefit for the time off work. I contacted the client and explained the potential benefits he was entitled to
I was recently referred a client who has a range of personal insurance policies including Term Life, Total & Permanent Disability (TPD), Trauma and Income Protection. The policies were set up via another adviser over 5 years ago and the client’s main concern was that he had not heard from the adviser since the initial