The work we do often focuses on people that are still working after being diagnosed with a chronic illness. We assist them to make sure that they protect their insurance coverage, like TPD, income protection and trauma insurance, in case they have to stop working due to illness in the future.
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We have worked with incarcerated people in prisons across most states of Australia to claim income protection and TPD insurance benefits. These claims can be a little complicated, but not impossible.
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The legal meaning of capacity, put simply, is a person’s ability to enter into binding agreements (like contracts) or to make other legal decisions like. We see our role as lawyers and advocates, as not only making sure that we get great our outcomes for our clients but also to make sure that we explain (and our clients understand) the work that we are doing for them.
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Contrary to the opinion that only older people experience dementia related diseases, the reality is that many people suffer from dementia symptoms, most commonly due to Alzheimer’s disease, whilst they are still working. These people are almost always entitled to claim disability insurance entitlements if they are forced to cease work.
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We have helped a number of people claim income protection and TPD benefits after they have suffered traumatic or acquired brain injury (ABI). While doing this work, we have learned that no two ABI/TBIs present in the same way. No matter how an ABI occurred or how it affects you, you should seek advice about a possible insurance claim, TPD and/or income protection.
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The merger of BT Super and Mercer was finalised on 1 April 2023. Former BT Super members have had their disability insurance policies, like total and permanent disability and income protection, transferred to Mercer. This change in TPD and IP cover may have significant implications for former BT Super members.
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