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What does income protection cover?

What is income protection insurance and what does it cover? How is it different to trauma insurance? This article identifies the main types and provides examples of the expenses that your policy could cover.

Income protection insurance for property investors

Buying a home? Investing in property? There's something you may not have considered - income protection insurance. Here's how to reduce your premium.

The basics of income protection insurance

Taking care of your mortgage and dependents can be hard work if you have to take time off work due to injury or illness. The right insurance can mean you still get paid a wage. Insurance Buddy explains the benefits of income protection insurance.

Personal insurance: a beginner's guide to income protection insurance

If you are thinking of taking out income protection insurance there are a few catches you need to avoid. Duration of payout and set amount or indexed - Insurance Buddy explains.

Life insurance cover: is it time to get some?

Buying a home? Getting married? Having a baby? It may be time to take out life insurance to make sure your debts will be paid if something unthinkable happens. Insurance Buddy explains the differences between term and whole of life insurance policies and tells you want you need to know before you sign up.

Life insurance: the basics about term life insurance and whole of life insurance

Not sure how the different types of life insurance vary? If you are the main breadwinner and are considering taking out life insurance then pays to get familiar with some basic terms.