STEP 4
Protect Your Family
Put the right protection in place so the people who depend on you have financial support if the unexpected happens.
What is Step 4?
Protect the people who depend on you
Step 4 means looking at who relies on your income, care, contribution or financial support. This may include your spouse or partner, children, dependants, family members or business partners.
Why it matters
If something happened to you, your family may still need to cover mortgage or rent, bills, childcare, education, debts and everyday living costs. Protection can help reduce that financial pressure.
What should you review?
Start by reviewing life cover, mortgage protection, income protection, serious illness cover, employer benefits and any existing policies already in place.
The payoff
Protecting your family gives the people you care about more security, more options and more time to make decisions during a difficult period.
How to protect your family
Understand Who Depends on You
Think about who would be financially affected if you were no longer able to provide income, care or support. This may include your partner, children, dependants, co-borrower, elderly relatives or anyone who relies on your contribution.
Review Your Household Commitments
Consider the costs your family may still need to cover, such as your mortgage or rent, bills, childcare, education, loans, transport and future family plans.
Review Your Existing Life Cover
You may already have life cover through a personal policy, mortgage protection, work benefits or a previous review. It is important to understand what it covers, how much it may pay and whether it still reflects your family’s needs.
Consider Serious Illness Cover
Serious illness cover may provide a lump sum if you are diagnosed with a specified illness covered by the policy.
Think About Income Protection
Income protection may help provide a replacement income if illness or injury prevents you from working, subject to policy terms, conditions and underwriting.
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Review old policies
Check whether existing policies still reflect your current mortgage, income, family and commitments.
Check employer benefits
Death-in-service, sick pay or workplace protection benefits can be valuable, but they may not cover every need.
Review cover after having children
Children can significantly change your protection needs, especially around childcare, education and everyday living costs.
Consider both partners
Even if one person earns more, both partners may provide financial value, care or support that would be difficult to replace.
Look beyond the mortgage
Clearing the mortgage may be important, but your family may also need money for living costs, education and future plans.Clearing the mortgage may be important, but your family may also need money for living costs, education and future plans.
Keep policies affordable
The best protection plan is one that fits your needs and can be maintained over time.
Review policy ownership
How a policy is set up can affect how benefits are paid. Separate legal or tax advice may be appropriate in some situations.
Avoid cancelling cover without advice
Cancelling protection to reduce monthly costs may create a gap that is difficult or expensive to replace later.
Not sure what financial step to take next?
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Do Covermore charge a fee for financial advice?
Covermore provides no-fee financial advice consultations. We will explain how the process works clearly before you make any decision.
Do I need to know what service I need before contacting you?
No. Many clients come to us because they are not sure what they need. We can help you understand whether your next step relates to your mortgage, protection, pension, savings, investments or wider financial planning.
Can Covermore help if I already have policies or pensions in place?
Yes. We can review what you already have and help you understand whether it still suits your life, goals and current circumstances.
Do you only work with clients in Dublin?
Covermore is based in Dublin, but we work with clients nationwide.
Can you help business owners and company directors?
Yes. We work with business owners, sole traders, partnerships and company directors on pensions, protection, savings, investment planning and broader financial advice.