Income protection insurance (sometimes known as permanent health insurance) is a long-term insurance policy designed to help you if you cannot work because you’re ill or injured.
If you cannot afford your mortgage or bills without your income, then Income Protection may be needed.
You may not require Income Protection if you feel you could get by on your savings, if your family would support you, you could survive on benefits or you were able to take early retirement through ill-health and start drawing your pension. Remember, you may require a replacement income for a long time.
Each year in the UK over 1 million people find themselves unable to work due to an accident or illness (ABI 2017).
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