Share Protection could help your client buy a share of the business if a business partner were to die or become terminally ill (when life expectancy is less than 12 months). Critical Illness Cover or Critical Illness Extra can be added when taking out the policy.
This agreement between owners ensures that shareholders maintain the rights and the money to buy the remaining share and retain control of the business.
Share Protection should be placed in trust from the outset.
Reasons to recommend Share Protection
Key features and benefits
Tailored cover for owners
The amount of cover of each policy can be calculated according to each owner’s share in the business.
Tailored agreements
The policy can mirror the legal structure of the business, to avoid conflicts with existing agreements.
Fast underwriting decisions
80% of underwriting decisions receive an instant decision.
We’ll beat competitors
In some instances, you may be able to use Price Beater to get the best price for your client. Please see our Price Beater guide for more details.
Includes Accidental Death Benefit
Your client is covered while we process their application.
Increasing your cover option
Allows your client to increase cover on specified events, without further medical questions. Eligibility criteria and restrictions apply.
Product details
For full details, see key documents for the Policy Summary and Policy Terms and Conditions.
Cover overview
For full details, download the Product Profiles PDF: 905KB document
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No minimum amount of cover. Driven by minimum premium. |
| Maximum cover |
Life insurance with Critical Illness Cover or Critical Illness Extra:
For Whole of Life Protection Plan:
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| Trusts |
Policies can be placed in trust. |
| Death in the first year |
If the life insured dies within the first year of holding the policy, as a result of suicide or intentional and serious self-injury or an event where, in our reasonable opinion, the life insured took their own life, the policy will be cancelled. |
Benefits and options
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Increasing your cover (previously known as Changing your policy and Guaranteed Insurability Option) |
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| Other changes | Your client can request to make other changes to their plan. A new policy may need to be set up. |
| Critical Illness Cover (not available for Whole of Life Protection Plan) | Critical Illness Cover or Critical Illness Extra can be added for an additional cost at outset with Life Insurance or Increasing Life Insurance. |
| Immediate Cover (not available for Whole of Life Protection Plan) |
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| Wellbeing Support | Access included. Service provided by RedArc Assured Limited. |
| Terminal Illness Cover (not available for Whole of Life Protection Plan) | Automatically included for policies with a term of two years or more. |
| Waiver of Premium | Optional. Can be included for an additional cost. Eligibility criteria and restrictions apply. |
Key documents and tools for new business applications
Existing customers should always refer to the policy documents supplied when they purchased their product.
Key documents
Key documents
Tools and calculators
Support from Umbrella Benefits
Wellbeing Support
Access included as standard. Personalised practical and emotional telephone support from a registered nurse. Provided by RedArc Assured Limited.
