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What is Short Term Income Protection Insurance?(Also known as Accident Sickness and Unemployment Insurance): Short Term Income Protection Insurance pay a tax free monthly income for up to 12 months if you were off work due to sickness, accident, or unemployment.
How Much Will It Cost?: You can have Short Term Income Protection Insurance for either unemployment alone, or sickness and accident alone, or all three. The costs of the policies is much lower than you'd expect.
Will Short Term Income Protection Insurance pay out immediately you make a claim?: You have to be off work for 30 days before you can make a claim but the income is then backdated to the very first day you were off work.
How much should you insure for?: Most people get enough income protection insurance to cover their fixed monthly bills plus sufficient for day to day living expenses.
For how long will the policy continue to provide income: Short Term Income Protection Insurance will provide income if you are off work and the income will continue for up to 12 months or cease when you return to work, whichever is the sooner.

How long should you insure for?

Short Term Income Protection Policies are renewed annually. So you really only need to plan one year ahead.

With annual policies you simply renew the policy each year. Your insurer will write to you before your renewal date to obtain your confirmation that you wish to continue the policy.

Incidentally, income received from insurance policies is not taxable

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How long should you insure for?

Short Term Income Protection Policies are renewed annually. So you really only need to plan one year ahead.

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