5 illustrative situations for key person cover, with preparation questions and considerations. These are not actual client cases or promised outcomes.
These examples explain situations worth discussing. They are not records of actual clients, approvals, quotations or completed transactions. Any outcome would depend on an individual assessment.
A business wants to understand the financial impact of losing a key skill.
The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.
A company relies heavily on one person's relationships. The purpose and benefit amount need a considered assessment.
The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.
A business has a borrowing-related need. The proposed ownership and use of claim proceeds need clarity.
The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.
A household or business owner is considering key person cover. The brief includes key person's role and a separate question about business accounts and dependencies. The need might relate to replacing skills, protecting profit or meeting a lender requirement. The evidence and the decision need to be considered together rather than in isolation.
The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.
A household or business owner is preparing for key person cover, but the information about existing cover changes while a question about purpose and proposed period of protection remains unresolved. The earlier outline is updated, the original focus is reconsidered and the next step is agreed using the current facts.
The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.
The need might relate to replacing skills, protecting profit or meeting a lender requirement. Those purposes can require different benefit amounts and policy structures. The insured person, owner and recipient of any claim should be clearly identified.