Income Protection Options

Income Protection

This policy is designed to provide an income (after a defined waiting period) in the event the insured individual is unable to work due to ill health or accident. The level of premium will depend upon the amount of benefit and term selected as well as the individual’s age and health. Most policies cease to pay the benefit once the insured can return to work. Income protection policies are usually written to retirement age or 60 if earlier.

Accident, Sickness & Unemployment (ASU) 

ASU policies were traditionally sold to accompany mortgages, allowing for a regular income to be paid to the insured should they be unable to work due to ill health, an accident or lose their job. The product can be split down, and unemployment cover is usually the optional extra available for an additional premium. Benefits are only usually paid for a specified period, for example 12 months. It is important to compare ASU and Income Protection closely as one may be more suitable than another. It may also be beneficial to use the two products to work in tandem with each other. 

What our clients say about us

“Colin Henshaw has been our financial advisor for more than 15 years, so he knows us and our financial needs in great detail. We consider him a friend too. When he started Berry Wealth Management we were eager to have him continue in this role. At Berry Wealth Management, Colin has assembled a superb team of people with great financial acumen, professionalism and compassion. They take their time to get you know you, your family, your financial needs and worries. Their financial advice has been stellar, furthermore, it is great to see that the company is investing in a secure financial IT infrastructure, so that now I can access the team securely via my own personal financial portal. This portal allows us to send and receive financial documentation securely from the comfort of our home. This has been a boon during the COVID pandemic. Hand on heart, we can sincerely recommend Berry Wealth Management.”

~ Paul Donnelly

“My relationship with Berry Wealth Management – approaching and post my retirement – has proved to be extremely positive and highly productive in pursuit of my financial goals. The Berry team are utterly professional, reliable and trustworthy. Their financial awareness and judgement is always impressive ; their research on my behalf has been forensic, and their selection, performance tracking and management of investment organisations is consistently thorough and extremely demanding. I am delighted that I engaged their services.”

~ Michael & Catherine Furlong

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~ David Leaney

“We have been advised by Colin for the past nine years. During this time, we have been extremely pleased with the indepth advice. The frequent reviews have helped us make some excellent, well-informed financial decisions. Colin has always attached an excellent element of professional tax-efficient advice coupled with caution that has comforted us in many ways. We wish that we had met Colin earlier, as we would have enjoyed more longevity of first-class financial planning advice.”

~ Keith & Joanne Hobbs

“Colin has been our financial adviser for nearly two decades, he has always offered a consultative approach to financial advice, and this has most definitely enabled Elizabeth and I to retire earlier. Colin also has a good selection of contacts for other areas where advice might be required, and having a trusted source for such recommendations has been invaluable. I do not like the larger companies’ impersonal approach and feel we are valued customers of Berry Wealth Management.”

~ David & Elizabeth Donnelly