{"id":1432,"date":"2011-11-09T10:29:34","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T09:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esmartproducts.co.uk\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2011-11-09T10:29:34","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T09:29:34","slug":"personal-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1432","title":{"rendered":"Personal protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Could you cope with the unexpected?<\/h3>\n<p>Personal protection is an important part of most people\u2019s  financial planning requirements. The financial effects on your family in  the event of death or illness could be profound. There are many  protection options available and we can help you identify the most  suitable for your specific requirements.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Personal protection is an important part of most people\u2019s  financial planning requirements. The financial effects on your family in  the event of death or illness could be profound.<\/p>\n<p>If you were to die, at the very least you\u2019d want your mortgage,  debts and funeral costs to be paid for. You\u2019d probably also want the  security of knowing that your family would be able to maintain their  current standard of living.<\/p>\n<p>If you became seriously ill or were injured and had to give up  work, you\u2019d also want to be sure that your family could continue to be  supported financially. You may decide to use your existing savings and  investments, but how long would these last for before they ran out?<\/p>\n<p>Considering protection solutions is a good way to safeguard  against unforeseen events or expenses and can provide your dependants  with the financial security you desire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These are the basic protection foundations you should set up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Life insurance:<\/strong> this provides financial  security for your dependants in the event of your death and helps them  to pay some or all of the outstanding debts\/financial commitments such  as your mortgage and other liabilities<\/p>\n<p><strong>Income protection:<\/strong> this replaces part of your  income if you are unable to work because of an illness or disability for  a short or a long period of time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Critical illness: <\/strong>this provides you with a  tax-free lump sum or regular income if you are diagnosed with a serious  specified illness covered by the policy<\/p>\n<p>Certain policies should also be written under an appropriate  trust to ensure that monies pass to the right people at the right time  and in the most tax-efficient manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could you cope with the unexpected? Personal protection is an important part of most people\u2019s financial planning requirements. The financial effects on your family in the event of death or illness could be profound. There are many protection options available and we can help you identify the most suitable for your specific requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suretyfp.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}