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You’re experiencing the thrill of life in your 20s. You have big dreams, a growing career, even some money to spend. Wondering how it can get even better?
 
Financial planning could be the answer in helping you achieve your goals as a young adult. We are here to guide you along, so you can grow your wealth and build up protection to secure your lifestyle, all while living life to the fullest.

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Essential insurance to protect myself

"Even when you're young, life can be unpredictable. Get protected early for peace of mind."

Health Insurance

While you’re young, you might take your health for granted. But with rising healthcare costs in Singapore (Source: CNA1), unexpected hospital stays or illnesses could wipe out your savings and disrupt your life plans financially. That’s where health insurance comes in.

Health insurance covers costs associated with hospitalisation and other expenses, and includes medical and hospital insurance plans.

Beyond your existing MediShield Life coverage, getting an Integrated Shield Plan (IP) like Enhanced IncomeShield gives you higher coverage limits each year and better protection, especially for private healthcare or non-subsidised care.

Besides, premiums for your Integrated Shield Plan can be paid for using MediSave, making it a smart way to secure essential protection without stressing your finances.


Critical Illness Insurance

In addition to basic health insurance, you should also look out for critical illness coverage, for critical illnesses such as cancer or heart attack. As such illnesses can strike anyone unexpectedly, even when one is young, getting protected as early as possible could give you peace of mind.

Working adults in Singapore have an average critical illness protection gap of 74%# (or roughly $256,826*). This gap represents the lack of adequate protection coverage or resources to cover the necessary expenses to deal with a critical illness, such as costly treatments.

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Here are two ways to secure critical illness (CI) coverage:

Critical illness insurance plans provide a lump sum payout when you are diagnosed with a critical illness. This payout could help cover loss of income and cost of treatments, enabling you to focus on getting the recovery you need.


Personal Accident Insurance

Your 20s are the best time to seize the lifestyle you want. You’re hitting those gym, spin and yoga classes, exploring the great outdoors, and playing sports. But when you get hurt, medical bills can quickly add up and strain your financials.

The good news is, personal accident (PA) insurance like Income’s PA Fitness Protect could help. With 2x coverage for medical expenses due to accidental tears, dislocations and fractures2 which most health insurance plans do not cover3, you can keep your active lifestyle well-protected. It even includes coverage such as accidental death, permanent disability, and third party liability.

A personal accident plan typically provides affordable coverage, and is often bought as a complement to health insurance.

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Build up my wealth for the future

"It’s never too early to grow and accumulate your wealth for the long-term, reaping the power of compounding interest."

Life in your 20s is full of exciting milestones – graduating, starting your job, and even settling down with your partner. But as you chase your short-term dreams and live in the moment, don’t forget to plan ahead for your wealth accumulation.

It’s never too early to grow and accumulate your wealth for the long-term. In fact, the earlier you start, the longer the runway to potentially grow your money, reaping the power of compounding interest.

To this end, insurance savings plans and investment-linked plans (ILPs) are types of insurance that you could consider.

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Insurance Savings Plans / Endowment Plans

As the name suggests, an insurance savings plan combines savings and protection. If you are risk averse or conservative, you could consider an insurance savings plan for a start.


Investment-Linked Plans (ILP)

An ILP, such as Income’s AstraLink or Invest Flex, is another option you could consider to accumulate your wealth. ILPs typically combine life insurance coverage with investment opportunities. They may provide a higher investment return than insurance savings plans, along with a higher investment risk.

Take control of your financial future now, to build up your wealth for a better, more secure tomorrow. 💪

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Get started on life insurance early

“Life insurance can support you through life’s toughest moments, like serious illness or disability, giving you and your loved ones strength and peace of mind.”

Is life insurance relevant to you as a young adult in Singapore? Short answer: yes!

Expanding your protection as early as possible helps you handle the “what ifs” with less added stress. Here’s what you should know:


  1. Life insurance covers more than just death – it typically also covers Terminal Illness and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD).
  2. As a young adult with few to no pre-existing medical conditions, your chance of being rejected due to such health issues is lower.
  3. Life insurance premiums may be lower.
  4. Under the death benefit, you can get financial security for your loved ones if you unexpectedly pass on.


With life insurance plans, you may have heard of “whole life” and “term life”. So, which might be more suitable for you?

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For a more cost-effective option while you are young, you could start off with a term life insurance plan like Star Term Protect or TermLife Solitaire. A term life plan typically has lower premiums, doesn’t accumulate cash value, and has a specified coverage period (e.g. 10, 20, 30 years, etc).

Alternatively, if you wish to hold a life insurance plan for life and your budget allows for it, you could go for a whole life plan. Besides a lifetime coverage period, whole life insurance plans could also accumulate cash value to grow your savings over a long runway when you start early.

Protect my pet

Pawtect your furry friend, just like how you would for yourself.

"Loving your pets means being there for them when they need it most, and being financially prepared for it."

If you have a dog or cat, their health and well-being would mean the world to you – just as you mean the world to them! Similar to how you would insure your own health, your pet deserves the same love with Income’s Happy Tails Pet Insurance. This helps to cushion your out-of-pocket expenses for your pet’s healthcare.

Tip:

Enroll your pet into Happy Tails before it is 4 years old to lock in a 20% co-insurance for your pet’s whole lifetime, as long as your pet remains continually covered with Happy Tails.

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Because loving your pets means being there for them when they need it most, and being financially prepared for it. 💝 

Understand the details

# https://www.lia.org.sg/media/3974/lia-pgs-2022-report_final_8-sep-2023.pdf 

* https://www.lia.org.sg/media/1332/protection-gap-study-report-2017.pdf, page 19

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/healthcare-costs-rising-singapore-hospitals-government-subsidies-moh-4764391

2 PA Fitness Protect covers medical expenses due to accidents during the sport, exercise or adventurous activity.

3 Most health insurance plans do not cover outpatient medical treatment without hospitalisation. Policy terms, conditions and exclusions apply.

4 If your pet is below six years of age at the start of the first policy year, we shall cover the following specified hereditary and congenital conditions after a 12-month waiting period from the start date of the policy, provided they are not pre-existing medical conditions:
(i) Hip and elbow dysplasia
(ii) Luxating patella
(iii) Glaucoma
(iv) Cherry eye
(v) Intervertebral disk disease (IVDD)
(vi) Conditions which require femoral head and neck excision

5 We will pay for this benefit if you are legally responsible for the following which is accidentally caused by your pet in Singapore:

  • Bodily injury to any person
  • Loss or damage to property

We will pay:

  • The legal costs and expenses for representing you; and
  • The amount awarded against you by the court in Singapore.

Exclusions apply.

6 Policy terms and conditions apply.

Investments are subject to investment risks including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. Before committing to the minimum investment period, you may want to consider how long is your investment expectations or needs and whether you are able to keep up with the premium payment should your financial situation change. Past performance, as well as the prediction, projection or forecast on the economy, securities markets or the economic trends of the markets are not necessarily indicative of the future or likely performance of the ILP sub-fund. The performance of the ILP sub-fund is not guaranteed and the value of the units in the ILP sub-fund and the income accruing to the units, if any, may fall or rise. A product summary and product highlights sheet(s) relating to the ILP sub-fund are available and can be obtained from your insurance advisor or online at income.com.sg/funds. A potential investor should read the product summary and product highlights sheet(s) before deciding whether to subscribe for units in the ILP sub-fund.

The precise terms, conditions and exclusions of any Income Insurance products mentioned are specified in their respective policy contracts. All our products are developed to benefit our customers but not all may be suitable for your specific needs. If you are unsure if this plan is suitable for you, we strongly encourage you to speak to a qualified insurance advisor. Otherwise, you may end up buying a plan that does not meet your expectations or needs. As a result, you may not be able to afford the premiums or get the insurance protection you want. Buying a life insurance plan is a long-term commitment on your part. If you cancel your plan prematurely, the cash value you receive (if applicable) may be zero or less than the premiums you have paid for the plan. If you find that a plan is not suitable after purchasing it, you may terminate it within the free-look period (if applicable), and obtain a refund of premiums paid. We may recover from you any expense incurred in underwriting this plan. For ILP, your refund amount may also be adjusted to reflect any change in the market value of the units the policy holds.

This is meant purely for informational purposes and does not constitute an offer, recommendation, solicitation or advice to buy or sell any product(s) or investment-linked sub-fund(s). It should not be relied upon as financial advice and it does not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation, and particular needs of any person.

These policies are protected under the Policy Owners’ Protection Scheme which is administered by the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation (SDIC). Coverage for your policy is automatic and no further action is required from you. For more information on the types of benefits that are covered under the scheme as well as the limits of coverage, where applicable, please contact Income Insurance or visit the GIA/LIA or SDIC websites (www.gia.org.sg or www.lia.org.sg or www.sdic.org.sg).


This advertisement has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.


Information is correct as at 14 Jan 2026.


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