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Income Protection Insurance

Have you considered how you’d cope financially if you couldn’t work? Income protection provides regular payments that replace part of your income if you can’t work due to illness or injury.

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What Is Income Protection?

Income protection provides regular payments that replace part of your income if you can’t work due to illness or injury. Most policies pay 50–65% of your pre tax salary and continue until you can return to work, retire, die or the policy term ends. You can claim more than once while the policy is in force.

How Does Income Protection Work?

Deferred period: Payments typically start after a waiting period of 4–52 weeks (you choose this when you take out the policy). Longer deferment periods generally lower your premiums.

Benefit amount: Insurers usually cover 50–65% of your earnings – enough to pay essential bills without incentivising prolonged absence from work.

Policy term: Cover usually continues until your normal retirement age or a chosen end date. Short term policies may pay out for only a few years.

Income Protection vs Other Protection Policies:

Income protection is designed to replace your salary if you can’t work because of illness or injury. It is not the same as critical illness cover (which pays a lump sum on diagnosis of certain illnesses) or redundancy insurance (which covers involuntary job loss). Some short term income protection policies will not pay out if you lose your job.

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Do You Need Income Protection?

Income protection can be valuable if:

You would struggle to pay the mortgage or bills if you couldn’t work.

Your employer offers limited or no long term sick pay.

You’re self employed or a contractor and have no employer benefits.

You want ongoing income rather than a single lump sum (which is what critical illness cover provides).

It might be less important if you have sufficient savings or access to other income sources to cover long periods off work.

Income Protection Cost Factors

Premiums are influenced by your age, occupation, smoking status, health, the percentage of income you wish to insure, the deferred period and the range of illnesses covered.

Insurers may offer own occupation, suited occupation or any occupation definitions – own occupation cover typically costs more but pays out if you can’t do your specific job.

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Top Tips When Considering Income Protection:

When considering a new income protection insurance policy, we recommend:

Be honest about your medical history: Withholding information could invalidate your claim.

Choose the right definition of incapacity: Decide whether you need own occupation, suited occupation or any occupation cover.

Read the small print: Understand exclusions and limitations before committing.

Cooling off period: You have a minimum of 30 days to change your mind.

Review your cover regularly: As your salary and responsibilities change, adjust your policy

Advice and Next Steps

Choosing the right deferred period and benefit level is crucial. Beals protection advisers can help you compare policies and select the cover that matches your circumstances.

Speak to a Beals protection adviser for a free income protection quote.

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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions for Income Protection Insurance

Is Income Protection Worth It?

Income protection can be worth it if:

You rely on your salary to pay your mortgage and bills.
You don’t have large savings.
Your employer offers limited sick pay.
You’re self-employed.

Many people insure their homes and cars but not their income, even though your income is what pays for everything else.

How Much Income Protection Cover Do I Need?

Most providers allow you to cover 50–70% of your gross income.

When calculating how much you need, consider:

Mortgage or rent
Utilities and bills
Debt repayments
Food and household costs
Childcare
Existing sick pay benefits

Our protection advisers can help tailor the level of cover to your personal circumstances.

How Much Does Income Protection Cost?

The cost of income protection depends on:

Your age
Your health
Your occupation
Smoking status
Level of cover
Deferred period
Policy length

For many people in their 20s and 30s, income protection can cost less than a monthly streaming subscription.

Free Income Protection Insurance Quotes

Fill in your details below and one of our experienced advisers will be in touch to discuss your Income Protection quote, your options, and answer any questions you may have.

Our consultations are free and without obligation. If you decide to proceed with our advisers recommendations, a fee may apply but we’ll always be transparent and discuss any costs with you.

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