Tracking personal accident cover and its renewals

A policy is only worth what it pays, and it only pays if it is alive on the day you claim. Annual, and often bundled cheaply with a bank account or credit card — worth checking what you already have.

Why renewals get missed

Annual, and often bundled cheaply with a bank account or credit card — worth checking what you already have. The failure is almost never a decision — it is an expired card on auto-debit, a change of email, or a premium that fell due in a busy month.

What to record for each policy

Insurer, policy number, type, sum assured, premium and how often it is paid, the renewal date, who is covered, and where the document lives. That list takes ten minutes and answers every question that arises at a bad moment.

Make sure someone else knows

A policy your family cannot find is a policy your family will not claim. Whoever would need to make the claim should know it exists, know the insurer, and be able to reach the paperwork without you.

Where FamTally comes in

FamTally holds every policy the family has — personal accident cover included — with sum assured, premium, frequency, renewal date and the members it covers. It totals your cover so gaps are obvious, puts premiums into your monthly cashflow, and reminds you ahead of each renewal. Free to use.

Stop doing this in a spreadsheet

FamTally keeps your loans, income, expenses, assets, insurance and goals in one place, forecasts five years ahead, and answers questions about your own numbers. Free, and built for Indian families.

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Questions people ask

What does personal accident cover cover?

Death and disability from accidents, including the permanent disability that health insurance does not compensate for.

How much cover should we take?

Ten times annual income is a common benchmark, and it is inexpensive relative to what it covers.

What happens if it lapses?

Annual, and often bundled cheaply with a bank account or credit card — worth checking what you already have.

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