The document discusses the importance of protecting one's assets and income through insurance policies. It notes that only about 10% of the working population has income protection and over a third of Australians risk becoming disabled for over 3 months before retirement. Various types of insurance like income protection, critical illness coverage, life insurance, and trauma insurance are presented as ways to financially protect oneself and one's family from risks relating to health issues, death, or disability. The document advocates lessening the financial impact of such risks through insurance rather than taking on the risks oneself.
3. Income protection insurance What percentage of your income is been allocated after your working life? What percentage of your income is been allocated during your working life?
4. What if something wrong happens to you, illness or accident which will prevent you from working?
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8. Mortgage Payments Clothing Electricity Bills School Fees Rates Credit Cards Insurance What if? Income Cost of living
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16. It is estimated that less than Are you at risk 10% of the working population has Income Protection . Source: Survey by Research International - 2003
17. US Government Survey 2005 Mortgage Foreclosures there are 3 homes lost through death and 48 homes lost through disablement For every home lost through fire
19. Health Salary protection Car House and contents Business protection Savings account Emergency funds Family protection Long-term savings LOW RISK INVESTMENTS TIMBER FARM PROPERTY SHARES COMMODITIES WEALTH PROTECTION WEALTH CREATION WEALTH CREATION RETIREMENT / SUPERANNUATION Wealth Creation
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21. Have you ever met or known someone affected with cancer? Critical Illness Cover Cash to reinvent your life
22. If you had a heart attack, would you rather lose: Critical Illness Cover Your house? Your business? Your home or business loan? OR OR
23. Malignant Neoplasm Source: Causes of Death, Australia - 2002 Critical Illness Cover HOWEVER That’s 7 Times more ! 36,750 will die 261,402 are diagnosed with critical illness
24. Australians will suffer a critical illness during their working lives. Source: 1A85-90 Report to Disability Committee 1995 1 in 2 women, 2 in 3 men Critical Illness Cover
Pose the question to the audience. Pay office closed and no income from any source. Bills will continue What will they do? Assuming there is no income protection. Go to next slide.
Or is MLC Income protection a better solution. Ad lib and highlight tax deduction.
Ask the question Did most think disabilities were due to sickness or accident? Sickness, top claim at present Stress!!!!!!
ASK THE QUESTION If we all agree income protection is so vital then why don't more people have it? get response. Answer education " if we don't tell and promote to clients who will" We have an obligation to all prospects to promote IP
Continue to disturb with this slide (Great bank slide!) I find this quite confronting. If our clients have a mortgage and no sufficient cover, are we doing our job
Numerous questions to ask client to really feel the need. Great sales aid here. Various occupations not necessarily hazardous Causes of disability various. Ages, it can happen to you no matter what your age. Monthly benefit looks like a few might have wanted to cover the mortgage, best practice always to go to maximum. Benefit paid so far (vital ) ask client if MLC did not pay this amount where would the client get the funds. Benefit period IT consultant 5 year benefit (What then)
Tell the Marius Barnard story
Great slide especially when client has just taken out a business or home loan. Bank takes security why? in case of default. Bank may call in security if loan repayments can't be made. Revisit the question on the slide. Trauma cover a must.
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The chances are high. Ask audience to create two lists in their mind. 1 list all the people they know who have died in an accident etc List all the People they know who have been touched by Heart attack, Cancer or Stroke Important to have client understand that it’s a case of when not if !!!!
Once again, Work through slide but ask the question on amount paid, Where else would you get this money if MLC hadn't paid it.
Ad lib and reinforce the simplistic benefits. Don’t go into technicalities.
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Let me show you how it will work Individuals financial situations usually fall into four categories Click each one Ask the client to indicate where on the line they see themselves. Click Explain that this is where most people sit between just managing and comfortable but it doesn’t really matter where the power ball goes. It is only a power ball while finances are unaffected. Ask! If you were to lose your current financial status due to death, disability or critical illness, would the ball rise or fall. (fall of course ) problem is how far. Click Click again Wedge appears. Go to next slide
Money – Absolutely critical. Both now and in the future. Health – Absolutely critical. So that we can enjoy the money. Do you think these two things are linked? Most often than not, money is created by someone’s Ability to work and to put their skills to work. Sometimes lack of money can cause health problems. However most problems with money come as a result of someone losing their biggest asset, their ability to generate income.
When someone dies, becomes sick or has an accident, suffers a major illness or becomes permanently disabled, do you think this can be a major financial risk either on the ones left behind or to the one who suffers.
So given that risk is with us all the time, and given that in most cases there’s not much we can do about it, what options do we have when it comes to dealing with the risk? H – Far too many of us deal with risk this way, the she’ll be right mate attitude. E – This would be great, but how practical is it? L – Maybe less risk is better, but how do we lessen the risk.? P – In other words, accept that the risk is there but let someone else carry the financial risk for you.