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Business Overheads Insurance

Business Overheads Cover
Business Overheads Cover is a business expenses insurance that covers the regular fixed operating expenses of your business if you can't work due to sickness or injury.

It has been specifically designed for self-employed people.

You can purchase Business Overheads Cover either on its own or as a packaged option with either Income Care or Income Care Plus. If Business Overheads Cover is taken as part of such a package, a 10% premium discount applies to the Business Overheads Cover premium each year.
Product Combinations
Business Overheads Cover Income Care Plus and Business Overheads Cover Income Care and Business Overheads Cover

The business expenses covered by Business Overheads Cover are:
Eligible Business Expenses Non-Eligible Business Expenses
Include but are not limited to:
  • rent
  • principal and interest payments under a mortgage
  • property rates and taxes
  • electricity, telephone and other utility expenses
  • cleaning and laundry
  • remuneration and associated costs of non-income generating employees
  • principal and interest repayments under a loan for the purpose of the business
  • leasing costs of equipment or motor vehicles
  • business insurance premiums
  • accountancy fees
  • subscriptions to professional associations
  • the reasonable book value of the depreciation of plant and equipment
Include but are not limited to:
  • any amount paid to you, an immediate family member, or any joint owner of the business
  • remuneration and associated costs of any income generating employee
  • any payment for goods, stock in trade, plant or equipment
  • any allowance for depreciation in real estate
  • any portion of the business expense which is normally paid by someone else who has an interest in the business


In addition to the Business Overheads Cover benefit, there are other benefits and features available under the policy.
Business Overheads Cover Features and Benefits Benefit Descriptions
Business Overheads Cover benefit Reimburses regular fixed operating business costs.
Elective Surgery You can claim benefits even if you have elective surgery.
Waiver of Premium Premiums are not charged while you receive certain benefits.
Indexation Aligns cover with inflation by increasing it each year.
Interim Accident Cover Covers you for total disability caused by accident while we are processing your application.
Worldwide Cover Once your policy is issued, subject to any specific exclusions, it will cover you 24 hours a day wherever you are in the world.
Locum Expenses You may be eligible to include the cost of a locum as a covered business expense.
Reward Cover Benefit Reward for keeping your cover more than 3 years - free accidental death cover.

You can choose the Cash Back Option to tailor your cover.
Business Overheads Cover Option Option Description
Cash Back Option Pays back some premiums when the policy ends, provided you do not claim.

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Call now on 13 10 56 (from overseas call +61 13 10 56) between 8am and 8pm (Sydney time), Monday to Friday.

 

Important Information

Please refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statement for full details of these benefits and when they are payable.

1. As this advice (including the statements on taxation which are based on present taxation laws, rulings and their interpretation) has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs, you should, before acting on it, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances. You should seek advice from your taxation adviser in relation to taxation matters.
2. Income Care, Income Care Plus and Business Overheads Cover (the Income Care Range), Life Care, Total and Permanent Disablement Cover (TPD Cover) and Trauma Cover form part of Personal Insurance Portfolio. Personal Insurance Portfolio is issued by CMLA.
3. Total Care Plan Super is issued by Colonial Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd ABN 56 006 831 983, the trustee of the Colonial Super Retirement Fund ABN 40 328 908 469 SFN 2933/419/40 (the Fund). CMLA is responsible for the administration of the Fund and provides insurance benefits to the Fund as insurer.
4. CMLA and the Trustee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. Commonwealth Bank of Australia does not guarantee the obligations or performance of CMLA or the Trustee or the products they offer.
5. Product Disclosure Statements (PDS's) describing Personal Insurance Portfolio and Total Care Plan Super are available from your Financial Adviser, by downloading it from comminsure.com.au or by calling 13 10 56 (from overseas call +61 13 10 56) and should be considered in making any decision about these products.


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