Your personal position
Your Personal Position
- Should you be permanently off work, will current insurances and assets (including super) be enough to meet :
- House and other current debts? AND
- Provide income to meet remaining education and family living costs until your partner retires? AND
- Meet partner needs in retirement?
- In the case of temporary absences (eg 3 months or more.) from work, can you continue to meet loan repayments and maintain living and education costs for children without using hard- earned investment assets?
- Are insurance plans regularly reviewed after changes ( eg increased family, marriage, divorce ,changed employment etc?)
- In the case of partner illness, can you afford a housekeeper/nanny and still maintain your existing debt and living cost committments?
- Are you aware what insurances are tax deductible?
- Should any insurances be paid tax effectively through your superannuation fund ?
- How do you know you medical insurance is currently appropriate given changing fund offers and constantly changing personal circumstances?
The types of insurances you should consider include:
- Income protection insurance
- Life insurance – Your current gross income
- Trauma insurance
- Total and Permanent disability insurance.
- Medical fund cover

