What Insurance Does A Self Employed Person Need ?

What Insurance Does A Self Employed Person Need ?

Unlike employed people if you are self-employed then you won't get certain job benefits such as sick pay or health coverage. Therefore if you cannot work for a prolonged period of time you may struggle to repay credit such as loans, credit cards, mortgage and other finance. Buying normal monthly expenses such as utility bills and groceries will also be difficult. To protect people who are vulnerable if they become sick or have an accident insurance companies brought out income replacement and self employed insurance.

This type of coverage will pay either a monthly percentage of your normal monthly wage or a predetermined fixed amount. These insurance policies usually have a waiting period of atleast 1 month. There for you can only make a claim after the waiting period. One way to reduce the monthly premium payable is to increase the waiting period. For example if you have enough easily accessible savings then you may want to extend the waiting period as you can live off of your savings for the waiting period.

Another factor that affects the monthly premium is the length of cover. Some policies will payout for 12 month of cover following the waiting period others will pay for 18 months or 24 months. Think about your situation if you had an accident to find what’s right for you.

To get more advice or quotes for self employed people looking for a insurance, loans, tax advice and mortgages visit http://www.selfemployedhelp.co.uk/

Damian is the owner of many finance related websites. Including mortgage, loans and debt advice.