Monthly Disability can be used for three purposes

Business Overheads Cover

Business Overheads Cover removes some of the operational and financial strain of covering business expenses so you can focus on your recovery. The amount payable for the first three months of any claim will be the sum insured, irrespective of the actual costs to the business.

The amount payable after the three months will be the lesser of the sum insured or their share of eligible business overheads. 

 

Replacement Labour Cover

Replacement Labour Cover helps pay the costs of replacing a key person who is unable to work as a result of an illness or injury. Covering these costs assists in maintaining the business while the key person focuses on recovery.

 

Revenue Replacement Cover

Revenue Replacement Cover helps replace lost revenue in the event a key person is unable to work as a result of an illness or injury.

Monthly Disability Cover can be standard or variable

Standard Cover

With standard cover, the monthly benefit will be based on a standard agreed amount for the duration of the benefit period. Any partial payment would be based on the standard agreed monthly amount.

 

Variable cover

With variable cover, the monthly benefit can vary from month to month, based on the needs of your business. Any partial payment under variable cover would be based on the sum assured for the particular month you are claiming for.

Benefits

Monthly Disability Cover provides several benefits that are built into the cover as well as some options you can choose to add at an additional cost. This makes it easy to tailor your Monthly Disability Cover to suit your needs and budget.
Total Disability Benefit

Built-in benefits

A monthly payment if you’re totally disabled and are unable to work.

Partial Disablement Benefit

Built-in benefits

A monthly payment if you are only able to work in a reduced capacity due to illness or injury.

Special Care Benefit

Built-in benefits

A monthly payment if you become totally disabled and require fulltime care at home.

Suspension of Cover

Built-in benefits

You can apply to put your cover on hold if your policy has been in force for at least 12 months.

Cover Conversion Option

Built-in benefits

Allows you to apply to convert your Monthly Disability Cover to another policy if your circumstances change.

Recurrent Disability Benefit

Built-in benefits

Waiver of your waiting period if your disability returns within 12 months of going off claim.

Vocational Retraining & Rehabilitation Benefit

Built-in benefits

Cover for costs of vocational retraining or rehabilitation that we think will help you recover from your total or partial disability.

Seasonal Adjustment Benefit

Optional benefits

An optional increase in cover by 25% for a 3-month period.

Business Increase Option

Optional benefits

Allows you to increase the Monthly Disability sum insured without further assessment of health if there's a justified need to increase your cover.

Farm Consultancy Benefit

Optional benefits

A monthly payment of $750 for specialist farming assistance if you become totally or partially disabled.

FAQs

  • Intentional self-harm including attempted suicide
  • Taking part in a criminal activity
  • Pregnancy or complications resulting from pregnancy, unless the disability lasts more than 90 days after the pregnancy
  • Not following the advice and treatment of, or under the regular care of, a medical practitioner.

Where this cover is taken out for the purpose of business overheads, we would cover your regular day-to-day expenses incurred in the normal operations of the business, which include, but aren’t limited to:

  • costs of electricity, gas, water, heating, internet, telephone, laundry and cleaning and security contract costs
  • property rates
  • motor vehicle registration and warrant of fitness for motor vehicles used in your business
  • professional subscriptions
  • business insurance premiums including key person, fire and general and professional indemnity insurance premiums, accounting and audit fees
  • advertising costs
  • rent (including building operating expenses)
  • capital repayments towards an identifiable business asset, such as plant, equipment, machinery or vehicles
  • interest directly related to business loans
  • the gross amount of salaries and related costs for your employees who do not generate income.

Other business insurance income as a result of the same disability will be offset.

Mandatory cover required to access: Premium Cover

Occupation classes: 1-4

Your occupation class is determined by the work you do. Your financial adviser will be able to help you work out what occupation class will apply to you.

Other Cover options

Start-up Monthly Disability Cover

Insurance that provides a monthly "agreed value" benefit to help compensate for losses a new business may face if a life assured is unable to work as a result of an injury or illness.

Specific Injury Cover

Insurance that pays a lump sum if you or a key person sustains one of the covered injuries as a result of an accident.

Premium Cover

Insurance that pays your policy premiums if you, or a key person in your business, become disabled and are unable to work.

Find the right cover for you

To make sure you choose the right cover for your needs, you'll need the help of a qualified Insurance Adviser. We can connect you with an Adviser near you. Leave your details and someone will give you a call for a quick, no-obligation chat about your personal insurance needs.