Nearly half of workers overestimate monthly cost of protection

The Exeter research shows

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

Nearly half (44%) of workers overestimated the monthly cost of income protection (IP), life cover, and cash plan policies, according to research from The Exeter.

The health and protection provider surveyed 2,000 UK workers and found that over one third (37%) overestimated the cost of both IP and life cover policies, which increased to 59% regarding the cost of cash plan policies. Respondents estimated the monthly cost of IP to be £35.20 per month, higher than the actual average of £24 for a two-year limited benefit term. For life cover, there was a mean predicted cost of £34.70, higher than the actual average of £26 per month, according to the Swiss Re Term and Health Watch 2023, while 7% of workers believed the cost would exceed £76 per month...

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