United States version
How it works
Estimate benefit and waiting-period cash needs using an actual policy replacement percentage and offset rule.
This is the United States planning view, with monetary inputs and outputs in USD. A currency label does not establish that a tax rate, construction price, coverage rule or legal limit has been verified locally. The inputs and limitations below describe the actual scope.
Input query strings and outputs
Use an input name in this page’s URL as ?name=value, and join additional inputs with &. Portable shared links may instead use the compact ?ac= state parameter.
Input query strings
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?monthlyIncome=Monthly income being protectedMoney · Required · Default: 4,000
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?replacement=Entered benefit replacement percentagePercentage · Required · Default: 60
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?otherMonthlyBenefit=Other income offset under the actual policyMoney · Required · Default: 0
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?essentialMonthlySpending=Essential monthly household spendingMoney · Required · Default: 2,500
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?waitingDays=Contract waiting period, daysNumber · Required · Default: 90
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?benefitMonths=Selected payable benefit monthsNumber · Required · Default: 24
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?annualPremium=Actual quoted annual premiumMoney · Required · Default: 0
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?annualFees=Annual policy/administration feesMoney · Required · Default: 0
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?monthlyFee=Additional installment fee per monthMoney · Required · Default: 0
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?spreadPercent=Quote sensitivity rangePercentage · Required · Default: 15
Outputs
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monthlyBenefitModeled monthly benefit after offsetCurrency · Primary output · Currency: USD
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waitingReserveWaiting-period spending reserveCurrency · Currency: USD
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termBenefitUndiscounted benefit over entered payable monthsCurrency · Currency: USD
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annualPremiumEntered annual premiumCurrency · Currency: USD
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annualCostAnnual premium and payment feesCurrency · Currency: USD
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monthlyEquivalentMonthly equivalent costCurrency · Currency: USD
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lowLow quote scenarioCurrency · Currency: USD
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highHigh quote scenarioCurrency · Currency: USD
Formula
monthly benefit = maximum(0, protected monthly income × replacement fraction − policy offsets).
Calculations retain numeric precision internally. Displayed values are rounded for readability. Quantities that must be purchased as whole units are rounded up only where the formula explicitly requires it.
Read the inputs before calculating
- Monthly income being protected: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Entered benefit replacement percentage: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Other income offset under the actual policy: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Essential monthly household spending: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Contract waiting period, days: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Selected payable benefit months: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Actual quoted annual premium: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Annual policy/administration fees: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Additional installment fee per month: Enter the quantity described by the label.
- Quote sensitivity range: Enter the quantity described by the label.
Reproducible worked example
The following is a fictional arithmetic example, not a local quote, a verified claimant or a market forecast. Its values are included so the formula can be checked. The form does not automatically confirm any verification checkbox.
| Input | Example value |
|---|---|
| Monthly income being protected | 4,000 |
| Entered benefit replacement percentage | 60 |
| Other income offset under the actual policy | 0 |
| Essential monthly household spending | 2,500 |
| Contract waiting period, days | 90 |
| Selected payable benefit months | 24 |
| Actual quoted annual premium | 0 |
| Annual policy/administration fees | 0 |
| Additional installment fee per month | 0 |
| Quote sensitivity range | 15 |
| Output | Calculated result |
|---|---|
| Modeled monthly benefit after offset | USD 2,400 |
| Waiting-period spending reserve | USD 7,500 |
| Undiscounted benefit over entered payable months | USD 57,600 |
| Entered annual premium | USD 0 |
| Annual premium and payment fees | USD 0 |
| Monthly equivalent cost | USD 0 |
| Low quote scenario | USD 0 |
| High quote scenario | USD 0 |
Interpreting a changed assumption
Start with one complete scenario and change only one input when diagnosing a difference. Recheck units, the period of every rate, whether an amount is recurring or one-off, and whether a cost is already included elsewhere. A larger calculated benefit is not evidence that an assumption is more likely to occur.
Limitations
- Use actual policy wording, quotes and jurisdiction-specific requirements. This is a planning worksheet, not a coverage recommendation, insurer quote or determination of a payable claim.
- No insurer premium has been entered. The policy is unpriced, not free.
- Low/high figures vary the entered quote; they are not researched market premiums or underwriting predictions.
- A 30-day month is used only for the reserve estimate. Earnings definitions, tax treatment, deferred-period timing, disability tests and maximum insurable benefits are not inferred.
Frequently asked questions
What does this Income Protection Needs result represent?
Estimate benefit and waiting-period cash needs using an actual policy replacement percentage and offset rule. It applies the displayed formula to your inputs; it does not infer omitted facts.
Are the starting amounts verified United States prices or legal rules?
No. Numeric defaults are illustrative unless an input or dated reference explicitly identifies a researched component. Currency is USD; local quotes, eligibility and unsupported rules must be entered and verified separately.
What must I check before relying on the result?
Use actual policy wording, quotes and jurisdiction-specific requirements. This is a planning worksheet, not a coverage recommendation, insurer quote or determination of a payable claim.
Can I compare or share different assumptions?
Change one assumption at a time and use the browser-local project or share controls. A shared URL contains the encoded input values; do not include information you do not wish to disclose.
Sources and reference scope
- NAIC consumer insurance resources — retrieved 2026-09-24. US coverage education. Not a quote, underwriting table or a substitute for another country’s regulator.
- NAIC insurance glossary — retrieved 2026-09-24. Terminology only; policy wording and local law govern actual coverage.
These references support only their stated scope. They are not evidence that every local rule or price needed by the master expansion has been loaded.