Life insurance is insurance that pays a designated sum of money to a nominated beneficiary in the event of the death of the life insured.

Life insurance ensures that your family and loved ones are protected in the event that you pass away. This ensures that the important people in your life can experience financial security, and can covers debts and expenses that may need to be paid.

Total Permanent Disablement insurance covers you in the event that you suffer an illness or disability that prevents you from ever returning to work.

Studies have shown that 2.1 million Australians of working age (15-64) have a disability. Of these 2.1 million, only 47.8% were employed. (Australian Network on Disability) This figure increases with age.

Being unable to work severely restricts your ability to provide for yourself and your loved ones.

Income Protection insurance is a safeguard that you will still receive a monthly benefit if circumstances prevent you from working and earning an income.

The majority of Australians insure their car, but only 31% insure their income. Many feel that they need to protect their assets, but your most important asset is your ability to earn an income.

38% of Australians feel they would survive less than 1 month before needing to sell assets, yet research shows that people have a 60% chance of being disabled for 1 month during their life, and a 33% chance for a disability lasting more than 3 months. (KPMG, 2014)

If something was to prevent you from working, how long do you think you could manage?

Also known as Trauma insurance, Critical Illness insurance covers you in the event that you are diagnosed with an (often unpreventable) illness such as cancer, heart attack or stroke.

Critical illness may be more common than you believe. For example, approximately 57,000 Australians have heart attacks each year, that's 1 every 10 minutes (AIHW, 2019). Males have a 33% chance and females a 25% chance of suffering from cancer before age 75 (ACRF, 2020).

Thankfully, survival rates for these illnesses are increasing, however surviving such a serious illness can result in expensive ongoing medical costs, with the average lifetime financial cost of cancer to an individual being more than $100,000.

If you are strong enough to survive a serious illness, don't let financial hardship be the thing to bring you down.

The general age limit to appy for insurance is around 60-75. To get more information about whether you're eligible, you can contact our office and arrange an appointment to assess what cover may be available to you.

This can be a complex and difficult question to figure out yourself. It will depend on you and your family's needs, your assets, shares and savings. You must also consider factors such as mortgages, school fees and expenses.

Trendline$ is available to assist you in figuring this out, stress free. Contact us today for assistance in figuring out exactly how much cover you need.