A blood cancer diagnosis brings with it uncertainty. Uncertainty around your overall health, your work capacity and, in some cases, your life expectancy. We explore superannuation and insurance benefits for people who have ceased work due to leukemia and other blood cancers.
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Berrill & Watson welcome the news that the Australian Government will legislate a framework to place meaningful obligations on banks, telecommunication companies and social media companies to prevent financial scams and to provide appropriate compensation where those entities have not met their obligations to the consumers.
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We provided Brendan and his wife with advice and assistance in relation to his income protection entitlements and an entitlement to a terminal illness payout. Unfortunately, there was little we could do with the income protection claim, however, with diligent and persistent work, we secured $1,200,000 in terminal illness benefits for Brendan’s wife.
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We’re often asked if payments from a medical negligence claim will impact entitlements to TPD and income protection benefits which arise from the same or related illness or injury.
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Occasionally, we have people tell us that they don’t want to claim their TPD or income protection insurance benefits because they are concerned that doing so will cost their employer money or otherwise impact them.
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We understand that some personal injury law firms that dabble in super TPD work advise clients to wait until the WorkCover claims have finished before lodging a TPD claim or income protection claim. However, in our experience, it is seldom necessary to wait until a WorkCover claim has been resolved before making a TPD claim.
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