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premium may increase annually based on the
risk experience of the insurer.
SINGLE OR NOT?
Income Protection Benefit is a standalone product
and cannot be linked to other products as is the
case with Disability Benefit, Functional Impairment
Benefit and Critical Illness Benefit.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Visit www.triarc.co.za/life-insurance and have
a look at the technical specification under each
product page.
INCOME
PROTECTION
BENEFIT
LGBTI INSURANCE PROVIDER
TRIARC is an authorised financial services provider FSP45009.
TRIARC insurance products underwritten by Guardrisk Life FSP 76.
Council of Medical Scheme Number ORG 4040.
CONTACT US
021 810 5700
www.triarc.co.za proud2b@triarc.co.za
triarcgroup triarcgroup
LGBTI
INSURANCE
PROVIDER
INCOME
PROTECTION
BENEFIT
IS THIS FOR YOU?
CAN YOU SURVIVE WITHOUT YOUR
SALARY?
If the answer is no, you should consider Income
Protection Benefit.
Income Protection Benefit pays out a monthly
amount and is meant to help you pay bills and
cover other living expenses when you cannot
earn the bucks.
IT’S MORE AFFORDABLE THAN YOU
THINK!
The good news is that this is one of the most
affordable insurance policies. So, even if your
boss doesn’t yet pay you what you know you
are worth you can afford to secure your future
against a situation where you are unable to earn
a monthly income.
WHEN DOES IT KICK IN?
Keep in mind that Income Protection Benefit also
pays out when you are unable to generate an
income for a short period and not only for when
you are permanently unable to do so.
Your Income Protection Benefit policy will stipulate
the conditions under which you are able to claim
and you need to understand this before signing
on the dotted line. Most people at some stage are
unable to earn an income for a short period, (a
few weeks or months), and an Income Protection
Benefit policy will make provision for this.
If you become permanently unable to earn an
income, your Income Protection Benefit policy
will pay until retirement or death.
WHAT TO CONSIDER
BENEFIT AMOUNT
The maximum benefit amount you can choose on
Income Protection Benefit is 75% of your before
tax income.
You can however choose to increase your benefit
amount annually by a percentage.
With Income Protection Benefit you can also
stipulate that the benefit amount keeps on
increasing even while you are receiving payouts
due to a claim.
This is to ensure that your income keeps up with
inflation if you are dependant on payouts for a
long period.
PREMIUM PATTERN
A premium pattern could make it even more
affordable for you to take out Income Protection
Benefit right now, but discuss this with your agent
to make sure you understand the pros and cons.
If you opt for this your starting premium gets
reduced below what you should be paying,
making it more affordable to start off with, and
then increased annually over the life of the policy
by the premium pattern percentage.
You should however guard against a situation
where your Income protection becomes
unaffordable later in life due to an aggressive
premium pattern.
WAITING PERIODS
When taking out an Income Protection Benefit
policy you will have to choose a waiting period.
This is the time between the claim event and when
you are eligible to put in a claim.
Example, if you choose a waiting period of 3
months, you would have to wait 3 months after
the claim event before you become eligible for
Income Protection Benefit payouts.
The longer waiting period you choose, the
cheaper the premium.
PREMIUM GUARANTEE
A premium guarantee on your Income Protection
Benefit policy means that your premium cannot
be increased during that time over and above the
premium pattern and benefit growth you chose.
If you opt out of a premium guarantee you will
probably pay a reduced premium, but your

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  • 1. premium may increase annually based on the risk experience of the insurer. SINGLE OR NOT? Income Protection Benefit is a standalone product and cannot be linked to other products as is the case with Disability Benefit, Functional Impairment Benefit and Critical Illness Benefit. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Visit www.triarc.co.za/life-insurance and have a look at the technical specification under each product page. INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT LGBTI INSURANCE PROVIDER TRIARC is an authorised financial services provider FSP45009. TRIARC insurance products underwritten by Guardrisk Life FSP 76. Council of Medical Scheme Number ORG 4040. CONTACT US 021 810 5700 www.triarc.co.za proud2b@triarc.co.za triarcgroup triarcgroup LGBTI INSURANCE PROVIDER
  • 2. INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT IS THIS FOR YOU? CAN YOU SURVIVE WITHOUT YOUR SALARY? If the answer is no, you should consider Income Protection Benefit. Income Protection Benefit pays out a monthly amount and is meant to help you pay bills and cover other living expenses when you cannot earn the bucks. IT’S MORE AFFORDABLE THAN YOU THINK! The good news is that this is one of the most affordable insurance policies. So, even if your boss doesn’t yet pay you what you know you are worth you can afford to secure your future against a situation where you are unable to earn a monthly income. WHEN DOES IT KICK IN? Keep in mind that Income Protection Benefit also pays out when you are unable to generate an income for a short period and not only for when you are permanently unable to do so. Your Income Protection Benefit policy will stipulate the conditions under which you are able to claim and you need to understand this before signing on the dotted line. Most people at some stage are unable to earn an income for a short period, (a few weeks or months), and an Income Protection Benefit policy will make provision for this. If you become permanently unable to earn an income, your Income Protection Benefit policy will pay until retirement or death. WHAT TO CONSIDER BENEFIT AMOUNT The maximum benefit amount you can choose on Income Protection Benefit is 75% of your before tax income. You can however choose to increase your benefit amount annually by a percentage. With Income Protection Benefit you can also stipulate that the benefit amount keeps on increasing even while you are receiving payouts due to a claim. This is to ensure that your income keeps up with inflation if you are dependant on payouts for a long period. PREMIUM PATTERN A premium pattern could make it even more affordable for you to take out Income Protection Benefit right now, but discuss this with your agent to make sure you understand the pros and cons. If you opt for this your starting premium gets reduced below what you should be paying, making it more affordable to start off with, and then increased annually over the life of the policy by the premium pattern percentage. You should however guard against a situation where your Income protection becomes unaffordable later in life due to an aggressive premium pattern. WAITING PERIODS When taking out an Income Protection Benefit policy you will have to choose a waiting period. This is the time between the claim event and when you are eligible to put in a claim. Example, if you choose a waiting period of 3 months, you would have to wait 3 months after the claim event before you become eligible for Income Protection Benefit payouts. The longer waiting period you choose, the cheaper the premium. PREMIUM GUARANTEE A premium guarantee on your Income Protection Benefit policy means that your premium cannot be increased during that time over and above the premium pattern and benefit growth you chose. If you opt out of a premium guarantee you will probably pay a reduced premium, but your