We've helped hundreds of Australian workers win their TPD and/or income protection claims. These success stories have been life-changing for our clients. We can't write about all of them but, from time to time, we select stories and cases that demonstrate some of the challenges faced when trying to access your TPD or income protection insurance. This page details some of those stories.
John (a pseudonym) came to us in October 2024 after his insurer made allegations that he had fraudulently failed to disclose certain medical conditions during his application for disability insurance cover back in 2012. John was seeking a payout on multiple insurance policies, including for terminal illness, TPD, income protection and trauma insurance.
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With disability insurance claims, there are often complications around policy definitions, medical opinions, timing of claims and pre-existing conditions. In this case review, we were absolutely delighted to secure a successful TPD claim and income protection benefits for our client.
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Our client had submitted a death benefit claim under her late brother’s mortgage insurance policy. The insurer had indicated to her that they required all her late brother’s medical records and may decline the claim on the basis that her late brother’s drinking problem was a pre-existing medical condition.
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Jessica (a pseudonym) lodged a TPD claim for a shoulder injury from 2014=, which was rejected. After many years and further injuries and illness, she finally sought legal advice and assistance which resulted in a successful TPD claim payout of $700,000.
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We provided Brendan and his wife with advice and assistance in relation to his income protection entitlements and an entitlement to a terminal illness payout. Unfortunately, there was little we could do with the income protection claim, however, with diligent and persistent work, we secured $1,200,000 in terminal illness benefits for Brendan’s wife.
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Trevor (pseudonym) came to us at the end of 2021 because he had tried to return to work after a period of being unable to work due to mental illness and drug addiction. He was ultimately unable to hold down a job. His mental health eventually led to his incarceration. We helped Trevor claim on his TPD and income protection insurance, years after he stopped working.
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We take on the complex and complicated cases that other firms won’t. And that’s precisely what we did for our client’s claims related to mental illness, securing $2.6 million in well-deserved benefits.
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We’ve run and won many TPD and income protection claims with significantly complex and tricky hurdles to overcome. In this success story, we delivered our client $1.5 million dollars in TPD and income protection benefits that may ordinarily have been lost to them.
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Jeremy was referred to Berrill & Watson by his Financial Counsellor. The Financial Counsellor was working with Jeremy to help him establish a budget to make his Disability Support Pension go a bit further. In doing this work, the Financial Counsellor recognised that Jeremy might have a Total and Permanent Disability (“TPD”) claim.
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