LO6 Income Protection Insurance
Income protection types, features, definitions, exclusions, tax and group cover, plus premium calculation, underwriting and claims.
How to prepare for R05
Match the annual edition to your sitting, quantify the event-driven shortfall, distinguish policy structures and tax, then test ownership, affordability and suitability.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Income protection pays a defined income benefit after incapacity under the policy definition, subject to deferred period, benefit limit, term and exclusions.
Exam cue: Identify the incapacity definition, deferred period, benefit amount, payment period and policy term.
Concept 2
Individual and group policies differ in ownership, eligibility, benefit design, continuation, premium and tax treatment.
Exam cue: Separate the employer, employee, policyholder and benefit recipient in group arrangements.
Concept 3
Occupation, health, age, benefit amount, deferred period, term and policy features influence underwriting, price and claim outcome.
Exam cue: At claim, apply the contractual definition and evidence rather than the diagnosis alone.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Confusing income protection with critical illness lump-sum cover or payment protection.
Guardrail: Do not mix capital, income, treatment, care and debt benefits, or assume State, employer and policy resources have identical amount, timing and certainty.
Assuming every inability to perform one job satisfies every incapacity definition.
Guardrail: Do not mix capital, income, treatment, care and debt benefits, or assume State, employer and policy resources have identical amount, timing and certainty.
Ignoring how premium payer and arrangement type affect tax treatment.
Guardrail: Do not mix capital, income, treatment, care and debt benefits, or assume State, employer and policy resources have identical amount, timing and certainty.
Memory anchors
DABT
Definition, amount, benefit period and term shape income protection.
Defer Trade-off
A longer deferred period usually lowers cost but delays benefit.
Occupation Test
The incapacity definition determines which work ability is assessed.
Group Map
Identify employer, employee, policyholder, premium payer and recipient.
PRICE
Profession, risk, income, cover and exclusions influence underwriting and price.
Claim Contract
Diagnosis starts the enquiry; the policy definition decides entitlement.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
What event normally triggers income protection benefit?
Why is IP benefit limited to a percentage of earnings?
Answer all questions to submit.
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