Income protection
If you can’t work due to illness or an injury, how long will your employer pay you? If you’re Self-Employed, there’s no sick pay at all – how would this loss of income impact your family?
Income protection will pay you a monthly tax-free sum to help you cover your mortgage payments, bills and other household costs if you’re unable to work. It’s a flexible product – you can design it to start paying when your employer’s sick pay reduces to the basic rate, set the amount you need, and decide how long you want it to continue.
Life Insurance
Life insurance is probably the best-known protection product. It pays a tax-free lump sum to your partner or dependents if you were to die during the term of the policy.
There are different forms of life cover, which means you can buy the product that suits your situation best. A common approach though, is for your family to use the death benefit paid out to pay off the mortgage if you die.
It’s a very important product and one that we urge every client to consider carefully. It’s not a pleasant thought, but you’re more likely to need to claim on an income protection policy than your life insurance.
Critical Illness Cover
Critical illness cover pays you a tax-free lump sum if you are diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer, had a heart attack, a stroke or one of the many conditions covered.
People sometimes think that providers seek ways to avoid paying out or that the list of conditions isn’t long enough – but the insurers we choose to work with do pay and are there to support you when you need them.
Critical illness insurance could pay your Mortgage off, pay for private treatment, replace your salary, help pay for lifestyle changes or even household adaptations – it takes the pressure off, so you can focus on your treatment and recovery.
Family Income Benefits
This is a form of life insurance that pays a regular tax-free sum to your family if you were to pass away. Many people take this kind of policy out in addition to the lump sum you typically receive from life insurance so that your family doesn’t have to make major changes after your death. It means that their lives can continue as planned.
Again, these products are very flexible and can be tailored to your budget. You usually take them out for a set term, such as 15, 20 or 25 years.
Business Protection
If you run your own business, you should think carefully about what would happen if you weren’t around.
Business protection insurance helps business owners plan for the unexpected. It helps the business continue with minimal disruption even if a key employee or director dies, becomes critically ill or is seriously injured.
Business protection is available for many types of businesses including partnerships, sole traders and limited companies. You can design it around your business’ specific needs.
How can Freshfield Mortgages help?
When you make a big financial commitment like buying a home, it’s important to consider what could go wrong. It’s never an easy thing to think about, but it could make a huge difference to your family in the future.
We have many years of experience of arranging appropriate policies and helping clients claim on them. We will make sure you truly understand what you are protected for!
It’s these situations that have taught us how valuable it is to invest a little time and money in looking after the people we love.
