Business Whole of Life
Why Zurich Business Whole of life?
Zurich Business Whole of Life cover is suitable for certain circumstances that your business client may want to cover, such as protecting a key individual should they die or be diagnosed with a terminal illness.
We’ve built our business whole of life protection in a way that lets your business client choose the cover they want, and change it when their employee's life changes.
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Summary of cover
Whole of Life cover
- Single life
- Joint life first death
- Terminal illness
- Free cover during underwriting
Additional benefits that can be added on to the policy at an extra cost:
- Waiver of premium
Choose the cover that’s right for your business client
- Choose cover on a single life or joint life
- Choice of level or an increasing cover option
- Increasing cover options of 3%, 5% or RPI
- Monthly or annual premiums
- Guaranteed premiums (unless cover changes or increases)
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Details of cover
Eligibility
- Minimum premium £8 a month or £80 a year
- Minimum age at entry 16
- Maximum age at entry - single person policy 83
- Maximum age at entry - joint life first death 69
- Must be a UK resident
Included benefits
Benefits Details Free life cover during underwriting Cover for up to £2,000,000 during underwriting. Single & joint life policies - Single life – pays out on death or diagnosis of terminal illness.
- Joint life first death – pays out on first death or diagnosis of terminal illness on joint policy.
Terminal illness Pays out upon diagnosis of a terminal illness.
Additional benefits
Waiver of premium
We’ll pay the premiums on the policy if the employee is too ill or injured to work for more than 6 months and they can’t perform their current job. For joint policies, this benefit can be added for either or both lives assured.
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Flexibility
We’ve built our products in a way that lets your business clients choose the level of cover they want, and change it when their employee's life changes. And we’ve made it much easier to do. So where we can, we’ve made it possible for them to make changes without having to go through underwriting and asking questions about the employee's health, or changes in their personal circumstances.
As an adviser you will have the ability to make changes to the whole of life policy. You can access this through our online adviser portal.
Milestone benefit
When significant events happen, the milestone benefit can be used to increase the sum assured without any questions about the employee's health.
- An increase in the value of the business
- Increase in the value of a key individual to the business
The maximum increase that can be made to the benefit amount is the lower of the original sum assured or £200,000.
This benefit must be used within 90 days of the significant event and can only be used if the employee is 54 years old or younger.
If your client uses the milestone benefit, their premiums will change.
Policy changes requiring underwriting
- Increase the sum assured
- Add waiver of premium
- Review the premium if your client previously smoked
Policy changes not requiring underwriting
- Reduce the sum assured
- Remove waiver of premium
- Remove increasing cover
- Change the rate on increasing cover
Did you know?
Your client can make changes to their policy at specific points during the term.
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Additional support
Zurich Support Services
Zurich Support Services is so much more than just a counselling service. We understand that there are things going on at home that can affect the employee’s work-life, and also things that are going on at work that affect their personal life. Zurich Support Services aim to help them achieve a positive work-life balance.
Talk to the team about anything at any time
Your business client can talk to them about anything, from daily worries to major life events. Even if the team can’t help on the call, they can point them in the direction of someone who can. Here are just some of the things people pick up the phone to talk about:
Daily worries- Looking for a job
- Paying back debts
- Managing household bills
- Checking consumer rights
Big life events- Planning a wedding
- Facing separation or divorce
- Dealing with bereavement or loss
- Moving to a new house
Emotional support- Coping with anxiety or depression
- Living with illness or disability
- Revisiting life goals
- Asking about therapy
Work- Dealing with pressure or stress
- Balancing work with a private life
- Facing bullying or harassment
- Understanding employment rights
Zurich Support Services are available 24 hours a day 365 days a year and can be used from the moment the policy is taken out.
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Making a claim
If someone needs to make a whole of life claim for your client, they’ll have a lot going on, so we’ve made it as easy as we can. They’ll have their own dedicated claims specialist who’ll be with them every step of the way.
For life cover claims
Or email: bereavements.zurich@uk.zurich.com
For more information on making a claim, visit our claims page.
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Reasons why paragraphs
Below are a selection of reasons why paragraphs for you to use in letters to your clients.
Why Zurich?
We agreed that confidence in whoever is going to provide your protection solution is important to you. With this in mind, I’m able to provide some background information about Zurich which reflects their standing in the market.
Zurich Protection provides you with range of ways to protect yourself and your family against the financial impact of death, critical illness or loss of income through illness or injury. Zurich have built their products in a way that lets you choose the level of protection you need, and change it when your life changes.
Zurich is a leading insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With about 54,000 employees, it provides a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services in more than 210 countries and territories. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well as multinational corporations.
Business Whole of life
From our discussion I recommend you take out Zurich Business Whole of Life cover of £<insert level of life cover here> with Zurich. The business whole of life policy has no upper age limit, it protects <your employee / name of life assured> for the whole of their life should they die or be diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Flexibility - Business Whole of Life
As we discussed, it’s important that your protection fits in well with <your employee / name of life assured>’s life. Zurich have built their products in a way that lets you choose the level of cover you want, and change it when <your employee / name of life assured>’s life changes. So where they can, Zurich have made it possible for you to add or remove benefits without them having to answer questions about their health, or changes in their personal circumstances.
Additional support - Business Whole of Life
With a Zurich policy, <your employee / name of life assured> will have access to Zurich Support Services, an independent team of counsellors, advisers and legal experts. They offer support in the following ways:
- Free and confidential health and wellbeing service
- Impartial help and support on a wide range of issues
- An independent service provided by Zurich’s partner, Workplace Options
- Up to six sessions of professional counselling
- Not just available at claims stage – they can be used throughout the lifetime of the policy
- Available to <your employee / name of life assured> and their family with no limit on queries or issues
Zurich Support Services is available to <your employee / name of life assured>, and their family, 24 hours a day 365 days a year and can be used from the moment they take their policy out.
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