Introduction
We have recently conducted a full review on our “Financial Planning & Legal Advice” item. Please find the new sub-items below.
Proposed sub-items
Notes
The Financial Planning & Legal Advice benefit differs between insurers with a significant weighting on whether the company offers reimbursement on legal expenses. Fidelity is one of the major insurers who doesn’t offer this, and customers are only eligible for payment if their Life cover sum insured is over $100,000. Similarly, Momentum Life requires 3 years continuous cover before payment eligibility.
Another item worth mentioning is Asteron, Fidelity and Westpac directly stating that the benefit will be paid out to all policy owners – the maximum amount paid by most insurers is $2,500 so this particularly feature seems to reduce the value of the benefit.
Your feedback
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Doreen Dutt, Research Analyst, Quality Product Research Limited, [email protected]