Are you adequately protected against life’s uncertainties?
Singaporeans Face a $952 Billion Protection Gap
The latest Protection Gap Study 2022 by the Life Insurance Association Singapore (LIA) revealed that there remains a 21% mortality protection gap and a staggering 74% critical illness (CI) protection gap among economically active individuals in Singapore1.
Life Expectancy is Rising: Singaporeans are living longer, but extended lifespans mean more years of health-related expenses. Have you factored this into your current coverage? Not doing so could erode years of savings and derail even the most carefully laid retirement plans.
Critical Illnesses are Expensive: Did you know that on average, patients struck with a critical illness take around 3 to 5 years to recover and return to being economically productive? This leaves many families under-prepared for long recovery periods and lead to degradation in standard of living.
Peace of Mind for You and Your Loved Ones: Ensuring you are fully protected with life and critical illness insurance isn’t just about safeguarding yourself—it’s about giving your family financial security if the unexpected happens.
According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Basic Financial Planning Guide2, here are the basic rules of thumb for protection that you can consider.
For example, someone with the median monthly income of $5,197 should be covered for death & total permanent disability to the tune of at least $561,276. This person should also be insured against critical illness for at least $249,456.
To help you bridge your protection gap, Financial Alliance has partnered with our insurance partners to offer exclusive insurance bundles designed for young adults like you.
Our comprehensive solutions include both Life Insurance and Critical Illness Protection, offering you the best of both worlds.
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[1] Source: Protection Gap Study 2022 by Life Insurance Association of Singapore
[2] Source: Basic Financial Planning Guide by the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Note: Insurance plays an important role in your financial planning, and buying an insurance product is a long-term commitment. You should seek financial advice from your trusted financial adviser representative before purchasing any policies.
Term insurance is life insurance that provides insurance coverage only for a fixed period of time. An example of term insurance is the Dependants' Protection Scheme.
Riders can be attached to enhance the benefits provided by the policy. As this may vary from product to product, check with your insurance company for more details.
Chenise Lim is committed to provide quality advice to her clients. She believes very strongly that a financial plan goes a long way to helping clients achieve their lifestyle dreams, “I know that financial planning done right will make a positive difference in people’s lives”. More importantly, she builds relationships through understanding and overseeing clients’ concerns.
Chenise’s passion for financial planning for clients was the impetus that made her move out of corporate insurance to financial advisory in 1998. Since then, she has worked with various advisory firms in which she applied her financial planning skills in cash flow management, risk management, Investment planning, tax planning and estate planning with great success. Along the way, and with different firms, she picked up key performance awards such as the “Top Revenue” recipient, the “Top Consultant” award and “Top in acquiring client transfer” in her first 3 months with IPAC. Moreover, she constantly achieves being in the top 5% in overall performance. She also has prior experience in setting up her own practice that had a full Financial Advisory licence from MAS. Currently, she is working with Financial Alliance as an Wealth Advisory Director, managing clients’ comprehensive needs analysis; corporate schemes such as investment planning, employee benefits, medical insurance, pension and risk management strategies. She also assists in advising, guiding and mentoring some consultants in the organization with respect to the different skill sets required to build a successful career.
Some of the past workshops Chenise has conducted are: “Women & Investing”; “Medical Insurance required for students going to study overseas”; “Seminar for the 30s”; “Retirement Planning”; “Smart Women” and “Financial Planning for school teachers/staff”.
Chenise was also one of the formally selected consultants to work with DBM – an outplacement specialist who helps their clients (mainly MNCs) go through financial needs matters during their transition.
Valuing a balanced lifestyle and understanding there’s more to life than just work, Chenise has always been active in associations outside of work. She was heavily involved with the Insurance and Financial Practitioners Association of Singapore (IFPAS). Chenise previously held the role of Vice President in Public Relations for the Toastmasters Club in 2000 and played an active role in creating workshops for girls in the Toa Payoh Girls Home with UWAS, where she held the role of Secretary. Chenise has also contributed to articles to the newspapers and magazines (including Her World) and appeared on TV to discuss various financial planning topics. She appears on Vodcast on “Women & Finance” occasionally and is actively servicing in her cell group.
In her leisure time, Chenise enjoys reading, travelling and handicraft work. She holds a Bachelor of Business in Financial Planning from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and obtained her Master of Business (Personal Financial Planning) from University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in 2010.
Chenise is competent in providing Comprehensive Financial Planning, including Cashflow Management, Tax Planning, Investment Planning, wealth Planning, General Insurance as well as Group and Life Insurance schemes. Her vast clientele is made up of different age groups and different levels of net-worth. Chenise also works alongside some families in the region on their estate and trust matters.
Some of her corporate clientele include MNCs and SMEs as she administers and advises on their group employee benefits and staff retention schemes.
An in-depth insurance portfolio review with Lim Sock Cheng Chenise could save you money as you spend less for the same coverage, or allow you to be better protected without spending a cent more.