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Income Protection - If you are unable to work through injury or sickness this policy provides a monthly amount to
help cover cost until you are well enough to return to work.
You insure your car and tools, why not protect your ability
to earn an income?
Income protection insurance (also known as salary continuance insurance) pays a monthly
benefit of up to 75% of your pre-tax salary if you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
Income protection may pay benefits for temporary conditions that affect you for weeks or
months as well as for long term illness.
Income protection benefits begin after a pre-determined waiting period that you nominate when
you take out the cover. Generally, the longer the waiting period the lower the premium. The
policy will continue to pay the benefit for as long as you remain unable to work - up to a
maximum predetermined period. This can be a set time frame such as two years or be age
based, for example up to age 65. Generally, the longer the potential benefit period the higher
the premium.
Income protection premiums are generally tax deductible as an expense incurred in earning
your income if you own the policy outside of your super fund.