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What is covered?
Income protection covers you for injuries or illnesses that you have sustained inside the workplace. It covers 75% of your regular income to supplement during your time of illness and injury. Some will cover you for expenses you incur during the rehabilitation process.
However, if you are made redundant the cover is treated differently. It’s important that you speak to your insurer to inquire if there are other policies you can use to protect you when you voluntarily quit your job.
Finding redundancy cover
To make it work for you an insurer can suggest that you take out two separate products under one policy. You can take out income protection from a life insurer and get cover from redundancy insurer from a general insurer so that you can have adequate insurance when you are unable to work. Some insurance companies offer involuntary unemployment cover which can pay you up to 85% of your income for up to three months in the event of involuntary redundancy.
Know the general requirements
There are various general insurance brands that offer redundancy cover, but as an applicant, you will have to be aware of the common requirements to make it less of a hassle. Some common requirements are:
- You must prove that your redundancy was not caused by your own performance.
- You should have at least been employed for a defined period of time before making a claim.
- The policy must have been in force for a defined period.
- During the period of redundancy, you must have no stream of income in the form of casual or part-time work.
It is essential that when you take out a policy you consider not only its unemployment feature but also any policy exclusion features. See if the features meet your needs before taking on a policy.
What to do before you quit your job
No matter how much you hate your current job, you need a backup plan before you decide to jump ship. It’s not just your resume that needs to be in order, but your finances need to allow you to have time to find a new job or else you could end up settling for a job that pays you less than what you should be earning.
You could open a savings account that will be able to assist you as you hunt for a new job. If you haven’t saved a considerable amount to subsidise all your expenses, you will have to stay a bit longer at your job until you are sorted.
You can also find a loan that has low interest rates to pay off big expenses such as your mortgage and fees. Having a game plan before you leave work will always work in your fa
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