Keyman Insurance Australia Keyman Insurance Calculator

Our Keyman Insurance Calculator is designed to help Australian businesses estimate the financial risk of losing a key person and the level of insurance that may support business continuity. By modelling likely lost profit, disruption costs and liabilities, it provides guidance on suitable Life-style, TPD-style and Trauma-style cover amounts. This matters because the death, total and permanent disablement, or serious illness of a high-impact director, rainmaker, technical specialist or operations leader can reduce revenue, delay projects, increase costs, and threaten loan covenants or supplier obligations. The calculator is a general planning tool only and is not personal financial advice.

To complete Step 1 Business details, enter each field as accurately as possible to avoid misleading results:

1) Business name (optional) Use this to label your scenario if you are comparing multiple businesses or structures.

2) Industry Select the closest match to reflect typical margins and disruption realities in your sector.

3) Annual turnover Enter normalised annual revenue (not an unusually strong or weak year).

4) Gross profit margin Provide your approximate gross margin percentage, as this is used to estimate profit at risk if the key person is lost.

5) Business debt and liabilities to protect Include loans, overdrafts, guarantees or obligations you would want covered to stabilise the business.

6) Business disruption period Choose the expected recovery window (for example 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). Be realistic about recruitment lead times and client retention.

7) Contingency, legal, recruitment buffer Add a buffer for unforeseen costs such as specialist recruitment, legal fees, contract penalties, interim contractors and PR.

8) Rounding Select a rounding option to align recommendations with typical insurer benefit increments and budgeting.

In Step 2 Key people, add each key person and complete the on-screen impact inputs for that individual. If you are unsure, use conservative assumptions, document why, and consider running best case, expected case and worst case scenarios.

In Step 3 Results, review the total recommended Life-style cover (death), TPD-style cover (permanent disablement) and Trauma-style cover (serious illness with shorter-term liquidity needs). Use the JSON summary for adviser handoff or internal records. If results look too high or low, revisit margin, disruption months, liabilities and buffer settings. Insurance definitions, ownership, tax treatment and whether the purpose is capital or revenue can materially change the appropriate structure, so consider speaking with a licensed adviser and read the relevant PDS before acting.