TPD/Income Replacement - Articles
Can You Work After Making a Total & Permanent Disability Claim?
Many superannuation policies offer a Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) benefit. It's a wonderful safety net to have as TPD benefits are designed to provide a lump sum payment if an illness or injury prevents you from ...
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Things you need to know to make a successful TPD claim
Many superannuation policies offer TPD insurance (also known as Total and Permanent Disability insurance). While policies differ, and some pay more than others, TPD claims provide a lump sum payout if you can prove your ...
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TPD and TTD Super insurance Claims – What’s the Difference and What do They Cover?
Depending on your superannuation policy, part of your contributions may be paying for insurance. There are usually two types of insurance cover - Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) cover and Total and Temporary Disabil...
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Superannuation and Disability Claims
When we enter the workforce following school, trade school, or university, we immediately start contributing to our superannuation fund. Commonly referred to as our ‘nest-egg’, superannuation is a lump sum of money that ...
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TPD claim rejected: Client abandoned by previous lawyers turn to Taylor & Scott seeking help
Our client came to Australia twenty years ago. He spoke very little English. He worked as a kitchen hand, briefly, and then secured labouring work in the construction industry. The work was hard, physical work. He was required...
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How social media can affect your personal injury or workers compensation claim?
Social media is a big part of our lives. It hosts a wellspring of accessible information, especially when it comes to legal cases. This is, however, a catch 22, because it can allow lawyers to access supplementary inform...
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What is the difference between TTD and TPD claims?
New superannuation laws came into effect from 1 July 2019. The new laws brought about several changes, including automatic cancellation of insurance for inactive accounts. These changes may have left you wondering what i...
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Worn Out Concrete Labourer - Successful Workers Compensation and TPD Claim
Our client worked in the concrete industry as a labourer. He had spent a lifetime doing extremely heavy work. His day involved physically demanding tasks including shovelling, pouring and finishing concrete, wheeling wheelbarrows full of concrete, bending, lifting, twisting and squatting.
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Employee Receives Payout Following Fall On icy Steps - Taylor & Scott
Our client has spent his life labouring in the construction industry. On this particular morning, it was very cold and icy. A team of men had been sent to the roof of a new construction to continue with the work. At one point, our client was directed to climb down from the roof using the scaffolding stairs.
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How To Become Eligible For Successful TPD Claim - Taylor & Scott
Injuries that prevent a person from working or earning an income can be devastating and cause considerable concern for what the future holds.
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Another TPD claim won by Ray McClenahan – Expert in TPD claims here at Taylor & Scott lawyers
Recently Ray McClenahan, Partner, Accredited Specialist and expert in TPD claims, was successful in prosecuting a TPD claim against two super funds and their insurers in respect to an injured maintenance worker.
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Injured Worker Turns to TPD Experts at Taylor & Scott When Claim Rejected
Recently, Michelle Meigan, Senior Associate and expert in TPD claims here at Taylor & Scott, acted for a client who had attempted to make a TPD claim by himself without legal assistance. Michelle's client had suffere...
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