Payment Protection Insurance / Short Term Income Protection Insurance
The plan will have no cash in value at any time, and will cease at the end of the term. If premiums are not maintained, then cover will lapse.
Payment Protection Insurance and Short Term Income Protection Insurance can provide a monthly income to help cover your regular outgoings if you can’t work due to an accident, illness/injury or, often as an optional extra, unemployment.
There are important differences between these products, and long-term Income Protection Insurance. They include a limit on how long the replacement income will be paid for – usually between 12 and 24 months. By contrast, Income Protection Insurance will pay out for as long as you are unable to work (up to the policy expiry).
Unemployment cover is often an optional extra on these policies, or can be purchased as standalone cover.
Payment Protection Insurance is optional. There are other providers of Payment Protection Insurance and other products designed to protect you against the loss of income. For impartial information about insurance, please visit the website at www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
This article (Payment Protection Insurance / Short Term Income Protection Insurance) is intended to provide a general appreciation of the topic and it is not advice.
The unemployment policy isn’t available for purchase at the moment due to Covid restrictions however this is temporary and once reintroduced the website will be updated accordingly. For more details please speak to an adviser.
