Accident
Sickness and Unemployment
If
you had an accident, fell sick or were to be made involuntary
redundent (unemployed) you might struggle to meet
your
monthly mortgage and other commitments. The result would be
very onerous as mortgage arrears
can lead to repossession and give you a poor credit history.
To protect yourself with Accident
Sickness and Unemployment
insurance also known as ASU or mortgage payment protection
insurance, it may help you for up to one or two years until
you are able to return to work.
There
is a good chance that you will require the protection offered
by this type of policy throughout your working life especially
during the time you have an outstanding mortgage liability.
depending on the provider of the policy it may be possible
that the cover could commence after a 4 week period (known
as the deferred period) However the premium that would be
payable would be more expensive than a policy with a longer
deferred period.
You
may just take out the accident and sickness parts of the policy
for example if you were self employed then this would be more
applicable to meet your needs. You can also place a partner
on the policy at a split percentage of the monthly pay out
depending on what they earn compared with your earnings.
A
brief outline of the policy benefits generally as follows.
You must have been working generally full time for at least
six months. And not claimed recently and not know of any pending
redundancies. The policy can only be valid when you have a
mortgage in place and will be calculated in relation to your
monthly mortgage payments. Past accidents, injuries or illness
should be notified to the insurer. You should check the specific
product providers policy documentation for an explanation
of the level of benefit and terms and conditions that apply
as these may differ between providers.
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