How Being a Woman Changes Your Insurance (and Why We End Up Claiming More)

What would actually happen if you couldn’t work tomorrow… and your income just stopped? Because here’s the uncomfortable truth: Insurance isn’t gender neutral. Women experience more time out of the workforce, more chronic and reproductive health conditions, more mental health claims, and we live longer. This episode breaks down exactly how being a woman changes your insurance, why women claim more, and what that means for your safety net. If you’ve ever assumed your cover is “probably fine” because it’s in your super, this episode might change your mind.

In this ep:
💸The uncomfortable stat behind why women claim more
💸What a past mental health diagnosis really does to an application (and why it’s not always permanent)
💸Why pregnancy, mat leave and part time work can affect your cover
💸How conditions like endometriosis, PCOS and family cancer history are actually assessed
💸Trauma vs income protection vs private health, and why they are not interchangeable
💸When exclusions can be reassessed, reduced, or removed entirely
💸Why DIY applications can accidentally make you uninsurable

SORT YOUR INSURANCE: A big thank you to our partner Skye Wealth for bringing this episode to life. If you're ready to get your insurances sorted, you can learn more about them here. We have a long standing referral partnership with Skye Wealth and only ever partner with people we trust.

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