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Pioneer: Professional Income Protection

 

Company:

Pioneer

Product category:

Individual Income Protection Insurance

Sub-category:

Income Protection

 


 

Product profile

 

Description 

Pays a regular benefit when you are unable to follow your profession or occupation due to illness or injury

 

For

  • Aged 18 to 54 who are five or more years away from retirement

  • The self-employed and employees    

  • In list of approved low risk professions

  • With road mileage of under 25,000 miles a year

  • Minimum salary £20,800

 

Maximum amount payable

  • £100,000

  • 50% of gross income

 

Basis of cover

  • Pays full cover for period of plan
  • Own occupation basis

  • Must advise change of occupation

  • Reduced benefit for partial return to work

  • Premiums increase each year with age

  • Non-smoker discounts

  • Rates vary between men and women

  • Review every three years


Benefits

  • You choose the monthly amount

  • Can increase benefits at any time

  • State benefits not deducted

  • No standard exclusions

  • Health Claims Advisory Service

  • Long-term career break

 

Options

  • Choose between financial underwriting on acceptance or at the point of claim

  • Deferred period; 0/4/8/13/26/52weeks

  • Retirement age ; chose between 50 and 65

  • Index linking

 


Last updated: 21 October 2008