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Consider how your family's finances could be affected if your income were no longer available.
Insurance can help protect your financial plan against specific risks such as premature death, illness, hospitalisation and other covered events. Understand the essentials before exploring available insurance products.
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Income, family, health, liabilities and future goals
Insurance is about preparing for specific risks that could affect your financial plan, dependants or important future goals
Consider how your family's finances could be affected if your income were no longer available.
Protection can help dependants manage financial responsibilities after an unexpected event.
Outstanding loans and other financial commitments can form part of a protection assessment.
Insurance can address risks related to illness, hospitalisation and other covered health events.
Protection can help reduce the possibility of an unexpected event disrupting long-term goals.
Insurance does not remove financial risk. The protection available depends on the policy, its terms and conditions, applicable disclosures and the covered events.
Start with the type of protection, the period of cover and the terms that determine what the policy provides
Life insurance provides a benefit to nominated beneficiaries or other eligible recipients when an event covered by the policy occurs, typically including death during the policy term.
Term insurance generally provides life cover for a specified period and is primarily designed for financial protection rather than investment.
Benefits, conditions, exclusions, disclosures and other applicable terms vary by policy. The specific policy documents should be reviewed before proceeding.
They serve different structures. Understanding the distinction makes the policy features easier to read.
Term insurance generally provides life cover for a specified period without an investment component. If the insured event occurs during the policy term, the applicable death benefit is paid subject to the policy terms and conditions.
Other life insurance products may combine insurance with savings, investment or other benefits. The structure, benefits and conditions depend on the specific policy.
There is no single fixed formula. Coverage considerations can reflect the financial responsibilities and goals that would need to be addressed.
Your current income and the role it plays in your family's finances.
Financial liabilities that may need to be managed in the future.
The people who rely on your income or financial support.
Important goals such as education, retirement and other long-term commitments.
Savings and assets that may already form part of the family's financial resources.
The future cost of meeting financial responsibilities can be different from today's cost.
Start a conversation about the areas of protection you want to understand
These three terms are important when understanding how a life insurance policy works.
Premiums can depend on age, health, lifestyle, occupation, policy term, sum assured, type of policy and other underwriting considerations. The insurer determines the final premium based on its underwriting criteria.
A nominee is a person designated under a life insurance policy to receive policy proceeds in accordance with the applicable policy terms and law. Nomination and legal succession are not necessarily the same thing.
A claim is generally initiated by notifying the insurer and submitting the required claim form and supporting documents. The insurer evaluates the claim against the policy terms, applicable disclosures and documentation.
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Understand the types of protection and insurance products available through the partner.
Review policy features, benefits, exclusions, terms, conditions and applicable documents.
Complete the applicable application and disclosure process through the partner or insurer.
The respective insurer handles underwriting, policy issuance and claims according to the policy terms.
Prospera FinTech operates as a Digital Partner / Point of Sales Person (PoSP) through a certified partner. Through this partner, customers can access insurance products from multiple insurance providers.
The respective insurer is responsible for underwriting, policy issuance, policy terms, premium determination and claims, as applicable. Prospera FinTech facilitates the access and customer interaction within its partner-led digital insurance journey.
Short answers to practical questions about life and term insurance
Insurance helps protect your financial plan against specific risks such as premature death, illness, hospitalisation or other covered events. Adequate insurance can help protect dependants and prevent unexpected financial events from significantly disrupting savings and investment goals.
Life insurance is a financial protection product that provides a benefit to the policyholder's nominated beneficiaries or other eligible recipients upon the occurrence of events covered under the policy, typically including death during the policy term. The exact benefits and conditions depend on the specific policy.
Term insurance is a type of life insurance that generally provides life cover for a specified period. If the insured event occurs during the policy term, the policy pays the applicable death benefit subject to the policy terms and conditions. Term insurance is primarily designed for financial protection rather than investment.
Term insurance primarily provides life protection for a specified period, generally without an investment component. Other life insurance products may combine insurance with savings, investment or other benefits. The structure and conditions depend on the specific policy.
Term insurance is generally most relevant when other people depend on your income or when you have financial liabilities that would need to be managed if you were no longer able to provide income. Buying adequate protection earlier may also allow you to obtain coverage at a relatively lower premium, subject to underwriting and the insurer's terms.
Required life cover depends on factors such as income, outstanding loans, number of dependants, future financial goals, existing assets, children's education needs, retirement requirements and inflation. A suitable level of cover should be considered based on the family's overall financial requirements rather than a single fixed formula.
Premiums can depend on age, health, lifestyle, occupation, policy term, sum assured, type of policy and other underwriting considerations. The final premium is determined by the insurer based on its underwriting criteria.
A nominee is a person designated under a life insurance policy to receive the policy proceeds in accordance with the applicable policy terms and law. Nomination helps facilitate the claim process, but nomination and legal succession are not necessarily the same thing.
A claim is generally initiated by notifying the insurer and submitting the required claim form and supporting documents. The insurer evaluates the claim based on the policy terms, applicable disclosures and documentation before deciding the claim.
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