Life Insurance for Individuals
Many different products and types of cover fall in to the personal insurance category and are often grouped together as individual life insurance. In practical terms this type of cover is designed to pay a benefit to you in the event of a defined personal life event such death or injury. Here is a list of broad categories that capture most personal life insurances.
Term Life Cover
Sometime also called death benefit, Term Life Insurance is an insurance which takes care of your dependents if you die. It is there to make sure that your family has financial security even if they lose you.
Income Protection Insurance
This type of insurance provides regular payments to replace some of your income should you be unable to work for a short period after an accident or illness.
Trauma Insurance
This cover pays a lump sum if you suffer from one of a defined list of serious conditions, even if you can still work.
Total & Permanent Disability (TPD)
TPD Insurance pays a lump sum if you become permanently unable to work. The payment is linked to whether or not you are still able to earn money, rather than the type of illness.
Funeral Insurance
This is a low-cost alternative to term life insurance, sometimes purchased as an add-on to other types of insurance, to pay for the costs of your funeral.
SMSF Life Insurance
If you run your own self-managed own superannuation fund (SMSF), purchasing through this fund can be a very cost-effective way to purchase life cover as you can benefit from substantial tax savings.
How to buy Life Insurance
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