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Income Protection

Income Protection is one of the most important types of protection available. This policy acts as a Sick Pay scheme that you control. The policy is designed to pay a tax free monthly sum in the event that you are unable to work due to an accident, injury, sickness or illness giving you financial stability and the opportunity to focus on your recovery without financial pressure.

Most people rely completely on their employer’s sick pay scheme or often have the idea that the State will look after them. Unfortunately the harsh reality is that even the best employer will not provide a wage for the average length of an Income Protection claim (industry average is between 6-7 years) and the State provides nowhere near what would be needed. The ABI (Association of British Insurers) state that over 1M workers a year find themselves unable to work due to sickness or injury leaving the majority of these individuals in financial ruin.

Example:
SSP is currently £92.05 per week for up to 28 weeks whereas the average weekly household spending is £554.20 – Source 2018 – https://www.gov.uk

This leaves a deficit of £462.15 per week! – which asks the question of ‘How would you cope?’

Who we can help?

Individuals who permanently live in the UK and are employed or self-employed and receive an income in the UK
People with or without employer sick pay schemes
Customers who struggle to prove their income
Customers in High Risk occupations

Business Loan Protection

Business Loan Protection is designed to help pay off any outstanding loans made by the business in the event that a main Shareholder, Director, Partner or Key individual dies or is diagnosed with a Critical Illness. The loss of a person who has a guaranteed loan can impact the business in more than just a financial way: this could have a knock-on effect to contractors, employees, customers and the bank.

The policy works by helping a business pay an outstanding overdraft, loan or potentially a commercial mortgage.

Who we can help?

Limited Company’s and LLPs
Sole Traders and Partnerships
Main shareholder, Director, Partner or a Key individual who has a loan against their business
Businesses with large commercial debt such as a commercial mortgage

Share Protection

A Share Protection policy is designed to help cover the surviving owners of the business and ensure they have the funds available to purchase the shares from the affected shareholder, whether it be due to a Critical Illness or Death. The loss of a business holder or significant shareholders can rapidly lead to financial difficulties. Share Protection allows the remaining partners/directors to retain control of the company giving them the ability to buy the shares following the death of a business owner.

Often businesses do not realise the impact of a ‘family member’ inheriting a business owner’s shares: the family member may decide to become involved in the running of the company or choose to sell the shares to a competitor. The remaining shareholders may be powerless to stop this from happening. However, with Share Protection the policy grants the remaining business partners/directors to buy the shares from the family member and retain ownership and most importantly control of the company.

Who we can help?

Limited Company’s and LLPs
Businesses looking to ensure money is available to buy shares back
Businesses looking to cover majority/high percentage shareholders to ensure control remains within the company
Family members who would not want to inherit shares in a company and instead have the ability to be granted the monetary value of the shares

Relevant Life Cover

Relevant Life Cover acts a as a personal ‘Death in Service’ benefit for clients who have their own Limited Company or small company owners looking to provide death cover to their employees. The policy works in the same way as a typical Life Insurance policy. However the owner of the policy is the business itself with a Trust being used to ensure to the proceeds are provided to the next of kin. This policy offers taxation benefits making it a low-cost option of cover when compared to a typical Life Insurance policy.

Limited Company’s owners looking for insurance cover on their own lives
Small business owners looking to provide insurance cover for their employees
Business owners looking to save money – this policy is not classed as a P11D benefit and therefore not subject to Income Tax or National Insurance

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Frequently asked questions

We are here to make your life easier when it comes to all thing's insurance. If you have Property
Insurance cover, you may well have or require some of the below cover also:

What is Personal Protection?

This type of Protection is designed to protect what matters most – you and your family. The cover can be designed to protect anything for a mortgage liability through to your children’s futures. There are a range of different levels of cover available, the big 3 are Life Cover, Critical Illness Cover and Income Protection.

What is Business Protection?

This type of Protection is designed to protect the business interests of the shareholders, the key personal and its employees. One of the biggest risks to any company is the loss of key individuals which forces uncertainty. This protection is designed to ensure your business can recover as quick as possible. The cover provided stretches from Key Man Cover, Share Protection, Business Loan Protection and Relevant Life Cover.

What Levels of cover is available?

  • Level term assurance
    The amount of life cover will remain the same throughout the life of the policy. Generally suitable for family protection and Interest Only mortgages.
  • Decreasing term assurance
    The amount of life cover will typically reduce in-line with the outstanding debt on a repayment mortgage. Typically suitable for Repayment mortgages where the mortgage loan is repaid gradually over the course of the mortgage term.
  • Family Income Benefit
    This is not too dissimilar to a Level Term policy; however, the proceeds are paid out an annual basis until the end of the policy rather than a lump sum payment.

What Type of cover is available?

  • Death Benefit
    This policy will payout upon Death only. Most death benefits plans will include Terminal Illness cover (If you are given a life expectancy of less than 12 months the policy will pay out immediately).
  • Death or Earlier Critical Illness
    This policy would payout on a first event basis of either death or diagnosis of a specified Critical Illness. Generally, once a successful claim is made the policy will cease. Also includes Terminal Illness cover
  • Critical Illness only
    This policy will only payout upon diagnosis of a specified Critical Illness Only. This is often referred to as a ‘Standalone Critical Illness Policy’.
    NOTE: Please note it is very important to understand the Critical Illness policy you take out as cover varies dramatically between the insurers.
  • Income Protection
    This type of cover is designed to pay a tax free monthly amount directly into your bank account to support you if you are unable to work due to accident, illness, sickness or injury. This policy is designed to cover you beyond any sick pay provided by your employer and ensures long term financial stability during your recovery.

What is the purpose of Business Protection?

The idea behind Business Protection is to look at one of the main risks that businesses face: what happens when you lose an Owner, Director or Key member of your team due to death or ill health? Many businesses have lengthy plans for events such as fire drills but have never considered what impact losing someone at the business could have. This can be very costly, and unfortunately can lead to many businesses being forced into liquidation. Having the right Business Protection in place can ensure your company continues without financial difficulties. The Type of protection needed depends on your circumstances, the main areas of cover are:

  • Key Man Cover
  • Share Protection
  • Business Loan Protection
  • Relevant Life Cover

How long can I have the cover for?

This is often referred to as the policy Term or Duration. Generally, the Term is linked with your specific needs such as your mortgage duration, child dependency or retirement age. You can also choose to have a ‘Whole of Life’ policy which has no expiry, this runs until the day you pass away no matter how many years that may be. This type of cover is often used to provision for funeral costs or IHT bills (inheritance tax).

Can my premiums be fixed?

It depends on the policy type selected at application stage. Premiums can be ‘guaranteed’ and remain fixed throughout the duration of the policy OR the premiums can be ‘reviewable’ which means the premium can change during your review dates (typically every 5 years).

Can the cover be linked to inflation?

This depends on the insurance provider and policy type. Certain policy types such as Term Assurance can be linked to inflation and is often tracked by RPI (Retail Price Index). This ensures the value of the policy does not erode over time and provides the value of cover you intended at the start of the policy if a claim is made. It is important to understand that if you choose to increase your cover the premium would also increase.

What defines a ‘Smoker’?

The general stance taken by insurers is if a person has smoked or used any type of nicotine such as cigarettes or cigars or nicotine replacement products including patches, gum and E-Cigarettes (depending on nicotine levels).

How do I get advice?

Simple! Speak to one of our advisors, they can provide expert insurance advice and help tailor a policy exactly to your needs ensuring you have the most suitable cover: this can range from the right type of policy(s), amount and duration of cover and source the right insurer considering your personal circumstances and overall answer any question you have to ensure you have total peace of mind in the cover you have.
To get advice please call #TELEPHONE NUMER# or complete the ‘Request a Quote’ form on our website.

How do I apply for cover?

This depends on the insurer, most have online interactive questionnaires about your current and past health and lifestyle. You may be able to receive and instant decision or there may be a requirement for further medical evidence such as a Doctor’s report or Nurse Medical Screening. By using an Advisor this process can be broken down step by step and offer you peace of mind the process has been completed correctly and remove and doubt about the policy.

Can I get guaranteed acceptance?

Most policies are medically underwriting and acceptance is dependent on each insurer’s underwriting philosophy. An application may be declined due to current or past health issues or lifestyle based activities such as hazardous pursuits or travel. If you are unable to obtain a medically underwriting policy, you can consider an Over 50’s policy, which does provide guaranteed acceptance with an initial exclusion period (consider it a qualifying period). However, if you die as a result of an illness during this period your family would typically be refunded the premiums plus some additional benefit (insurer dependent).

I have been declined by another insurer, can I still get cover?

Potentially, every insurer views different medical conditions and personal circumstances in their own unique way, this refers to the insurer’s underwriting philosophy and where one insurer has declined cover another maybe able to offer cover. It is important to remember that this may not be the case every time as the decision rests on your disclosures.
An Advisor can take this burden away and use the experience and knowledge on which insurer best suits your needs.

What Service do you provide?

We provide Advice & Recommendations for Non-investment protection contracts from a range of insurers.

Are you ‘Whole of Market’?

Yes, we can use whichever insurer we choose and have links to all the mainstream insurance providers plus a range of specialist insurance providers.

What Fee’s do you charge?

None! We do not charge a fee for our services at any point in time. We are paid a commission by the insurance provider. This does not influence which insurer we use as we always keep our clients interest at heart above everything else.

What happens if the insurer goes bankrupt?

Most insurance policies in the UK are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Typically, insurance advice and arrangement is covered up to 90% of the claim without any upper limit. Therefore, in the unlikely situation an insurer suffers bankruptcy you are covered by the FSCS free of charge. Further details can be found at http://www.fscs.org.uk/what-we-cover/products

Find out how we may be able to help you here by asking one of our team.
We also provide Private, Life and Health Insurance cover too.