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How do the big changes to income protection insurances affect you?

I wrote a blog in February 2020 highlighting the first phase of government mandated changes to income protection insurance products. The second phase of changes were implemented at the beginning of this month, and they are very significant. This blog discusses these important changes and how they may affect you.BackgroundIn December 2019, the insurance industry’s regulator (APRA), released a report outlining a number of compulsory changes that it mandated for income protection insurance products. Income protection insurance pays you a benefit if you cannot work due to accident or illness (it…

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