Your future ability to earn income typically far exceeds the value of any other physical or financial asset that you will ever own. You take steps to ensure you protect your home, car and other assets but many people neglect to protect their most valuable asset – their income.
The key question is whether you would be able to pay your mortgage and bills if you were sick or injured and could not work. Income Protection is insurance cover that provides you with replacement income if you are unable to work on a medium to long-term basis due to illness or injury. The insurance provider pays the income after a pre-determined period chosen by you at outset which can range from 4 to 52 weeks.
An Income Protection policy pays you a monthly income if you are unable to work due to any illness, accident or injury. This helps to ensure you can continue to meet your monthly mortgage repayments and household bills and maintain your current standard of living. It will continue to pay you an income until you are well enough to return to work, or if not, until your retirement age.
Harvest Financial have no ties to any banks or insurance companies; therefore we can review the market and all policies available to us to provide you with the best possible cover for the lowest cost available.
Find out More about Income Protection Insurance
For more information, or to arrange a meeting to discuss your income insurance requirements, please contact us on 01 2375500 or email us at justask@harvestfinancial.ie.
This marketing information has been provided for discussion purposes only. It is not advice and does not take into account the investment needs and objectives, financial position, risk attitude, liquidity needs, capital security needs and/or capacity for loss of any particular person. It should not be relied upon to make investment decisions.
IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT INCOME INSURANCE
If you stop making your regular payments, you will no longer be protected, and we will not refund any money.
You cannot cash in your plan – it is not a savings plan.
It is very important that you re-evaluate your plan benefits against your current earnings, as they may not continue to meet your needs.
At the time of a claim, your earnings must be above the level that justifies the amount of cover you have chosen. If not, you will receive a reduced benefit. In this case, we will not refund any part of the payments you have made.
The particular tax treatment contained herein is based on Harvest Financial Services Limited’s understanding of current Revenue practice as at September 2018. Please note that the tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in the future. You should take such independent tax advice as you deem appropriate.
Harvest Financial Services Limited is owned by ILGWM Limited (a subsidiary of Irish Life Group), which is part of the Great-West Lifeco Group of companies.
Harvest Financial Services Limited is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Registered in Ireland No.137567.
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