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Unum: Essential Ability Cover Plan

 

Product profile

 

Description 

Pays a monthly benefit should illness or injury mean you can no longer do a number of specific day to day activities
 

For

  • Aged 18 to 69
  • The self employed
  • Employees in higher risk occupations such as HGV drivers, nurses, builders and motorcycle couriers
  • Homemakers
  • All with at least five years until retirement
 

Maximum amount payable

  • £200,000 a year
 

Basis of cover

  • Functional mental and physical ability, not ability to carry out a specific or any occupation
  • Two measures of incapacity; Physical Test and Mental Health Test
  • Physical Test ; incapacitated if cannot do any 3 of 11 tests
  • Mental Health Test ; incapacity judged by psychiatrist 
  • Benefit for Mental Health maximum 24 months
  • Benefits not reduced by sick pay or state benefits,

Benefits

  • To replace income or maintain key items of expenditure
  • You choose the amount
  • No need to advise change of occupation
  • Waiver of premium while benefits being paid
  • Rehabilitation service
  • World-wide cover
 

Options

  • Deferred period; 4/8/13/26/52 weeks
  • Retirement age between 50 and 65
  • Index linked benefits
 
Last updated: 23 Aug 2007