Income Protection
If you’re unable to work due to an accident, serious illness, or mental health event, Income Protection insurance pays a monthly amount (after a chosen wait period) to help you cover your living costs.
There’s a wide range of Income Protection products available in New Zealand. Some of them are great; others are not so great. To ensure you’re adequately protected, we customise your cover to suit your unique circumstances. We look at:
- Your occupation and industry
- Employment status
- Pre-existing medical conditions
- Financial risks and liabilities
You select your wait and payment period at application time. Wait periods can range from 30 days to 104 weeks, while payment periods can range from six months right through to age 65, with inflation adjustments along the way.
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What about ACC?
If you have an accident which prevents you from working for more than a week, ACC will pay up to 80% of your current salary and cover the cost of your treatment and rehabilitation. Be sure to choose an Income Protection option that works well alongside ACC.
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Your options
Agreed Value Income Protection
- Cover up to 60% of your gross income
- Financial assessment occurs at application time
- Benefits received at claim time are not liable for tax*
- ACC offsetting clause applies to accident-related disability claims
- Premium payments are generally not considered tax-deductible*
Indemnity Income Protection
- Cover up to 75% of your gross income
- Financial assessment occurs at claim time
- Benefits received at claim time are liable for tax*
- ACC offsetting clause applies to accident-related disability claims
- Premium payments are generally considered tax-deductible*
Mortgage Repayment Cover
- Cover up to 45% of your gross income
- Financial assessment occurs at application time
- Benefits received at claim time are not liable for tax*
- ACC offsetting clause does not apply to accident-related disability claims
- Premium payments are generally not considered tax-deductible*
Agreed Value Loss of Earnings
- Cover up to 75% of your gross income
- Financial assessment occurs at application time
- Benefits received at claim time are liable for tax*
- ACC offsetting clause partially applies to accident-related disability claims
- Premium payments are generally considered tax-deductible*
Please speak with your accountant if you require specific tax advice in relation to Income Protection.*
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Additional Benefits
Reputable life insurers also offer a raft of inbuilt and optional benefits:
- Lump-sum payments with no wait period for specific serious illnesses
- Lump-sum payments with no wait period for specific injuries
- Family support and dependent relative
- Redundancy cover
- Free kids trauma cover
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Free Kids Trauma Cover
When you apply for Income Protection insurance, you have the option of adding on free Trauma Cover for your children.
If your child becomes sick with a condition covered by Kids Serious Trauma Cover, you’ll receive a lump-sum payment of $50,000. This can help with covering your lost income while you’re away from work and expensive medical costs.
Your back up plan
How much sick pay do you have, and how long would that last?
After that, do you have any holiday pay you could use?
If you have savings, how long would they last?
What would you do after that?
How long would it be until you were financially stressed?
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