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Our personal circumstances can change overnight. One day you may be fit and healthy, working toward a rosy future. The next you might be involved in an accident or be diagnosed with a serious illness that prevents you from working. Are you prepared if the worst should happen?

We are all happy to spend money on home insurance, travel insurance, insuring our belongings, our cars and our health. How would you pay your bills and look after your family if you couldn’t work due to illness? Statistics show that there is significantly more chance of becoming disabled during your working life than of dying before reaching the age of 65. But there are still many people who don’t take adequate steps to protect their incomes.

Anybody who works for around 20 hours or more per week should be able to take out an income protection insurance policy at a reasonable cost. These policies will give you a percentage of your current income if you can no longer work. Income protection, in my opinion, is essential if you are the main bread winner in your house.

A good income protection policy will cover both physical and mental disorders. Some policies exclude mental illness and issues related to the nervous system. It is recommended that you make certain that your policy covers you for any form of disability or illness that would stop you from earning a living. Its worth ensuring that your income protection policy is flexible enough to support you if you are able to return to work on a part time basis.

Something else to consider with regard to income protection is what will happen if you change your job or employment. Be certain to ensure that your policy will allow you to change your job or employer.

Everybody thinks that the worst will not happen to them but 27,000 people each year leave employment due to ill health or injury and never return. Make sure that you and your family are protected if the worst should happen to you.