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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A new Life Insurance Code of Practice was introduced in Australia in December 2023. The Life Code of Practice is a voluntary code of “best practice” principles developed by the life insurance industry. Most major life insurers are subscribers to the Life Code.
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Trevor (pseudonym) came to us at the end of 2021 because he had tried to return to work after a period of being unable to work due to mental illness and drug addiction. He was ultimately unable to hold down a job. His mental health eventually led to his incarceration. We helped Trevor claim on his TPD and income protection insurance, years after he stopped working.
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