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The big umbrella: four kinds of cover

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A young couple at a kitchen table in a Brisbane Queenslander home at night
Meet Priya and Tom. Two young kids, a mortgage, and one big question: what if something happens to one of us?
The same young family of four walking together under one large umbrella on a rainy suburban footpath lined with frangipani trees
Personal insurance is like an umbrella. You hope for sunshine, but you're glad it's there when it rains.
A mother reading a bedtime story to two children in a cosy bedroom
Life cover pays a lump sum when you die, so the people who rely on you can pay the mortgage, debts and everyday bills.
A man in a wheelchair working happily in a garden at a raised vegetable bed beside a newly built wooden ramp at the back of a house
TPD insurance pays a lump sum if illness or injury leaves you permanently unable to work.
Two umbrellas side by side over a calm family: one held over a woman resting on a sunny verandah with a blanket
Trauma cover pays a lump sum if you have a listed serious illness or injury, like cancer or a stroke. Income protection pays part of your income while you can't work.
A couple at a desk comparing two folders of documents side by side with a laptop open
Before you buy, read the PDS and check what cover you already have through your super, so you don't pay twice.

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