hose who have loan or you are able to cover and the
credit card debts or a provider will give details of
mortgage with repayments to this in the terms and conditions.
make each month should give some By going with a specialist for
thought as to how they would the protection you can be sure
continue to make these payments that the policy will be a quality
if they were to lose their product. It will come with very
income. While you may turn to few exclusions and cover is
savings if an illness or accident backdated to the first day you
prevented you from working for a came out of work. Of course, the
short period of time, any savings biggest advantage of getting a
you had would soon dwindle. If quote from an independent
you were made redundant then it provider is the money you will
could take some time to find save on the cost of cover.
another job and struggling to Standalone providers that only
meet your monthly commitments sell payment protection will not
would only add pressure to go for the huge profits that the
already stressful circumstances. high street lenders do.
Income protection cover taken out
There are exclusions to be
with a specialist provider could found in income protection
give you a replacement income if policies, as with all insurances,
you lost yours, along with peace which could mean you would not be
of mind. eligible to claim and so taking
Payment protection insurance can out the cover would be useless.
be taken out for fixed monthly While these exclusions can vary
premiums, based on how old you depending on the provider
are when applying for the cover offering a policy, there are some
and how much you need to cover that are standard in all
each month. There is a limit to policies. Those individuals who
the amount of your income that are retired, self-employed,
suffer from an ongoing illness or plenty of time for recovery from
do not work in a full-time illness or accident, or enough
position would have to give some time to find another job and
very serious thought to the start earning an income
policy’s suitability before again.
taking it out. For example, if
you do suffer from a pre-existing
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About the Author:
Simon Burgess is Managing Director of the award-winning British Insurance, a specialist provider of income protection cover, mortgage protection insurance and loan protection insurance.
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