Scotia Business Loan Protection insurance
This loan insurance protects the business you’ve worked so hard to build.
What is Scotia Business Loan Protection?
If you own a business and you or any other key employee are unable to work due to a disability, Scotia Business Loan Protection can cover the regular payments on your Scotiabank line of credit, loan or credit card. If you or another key employee passes away, your outstanding loan amounts can be paid in full.
Scotia Business Loan Protection offers you two coverage bundle types:
Basic Protection
Your coverage includes essential life insurance benefits. With Basic Protection, your business can receive a life insurance benefit of up to $2,000,000 if an insured employee passes away.
Comprehensive Protection
Your coverage provides Life insurance, Disability, Hospitalization and Terminal Illness benefits.
With Comprehensive Protection, your business can receive the following benefits:
- Life insurance benefits of up to $2,000,000 if an insured employee passes away;
- Disability benefit paid monthly and equal to 1%1 of the Comprehensive coverage amount if an insured person becomes disabled;
- Hospitalization benefit equal to 2%2 of the Comprehensive coverage amount up to $15,000; or
Terminal Illness benefit equal to the outstanding balances3 on your insured borrowings.
Who can apply for Scotia Business Loan Protection?
Who is eligible for coverage?
This coverage is available to critical members of your business operations, including:
- A sole proprietor or partner;
- A guarantor
- Shareholders owning at least 10% voting shares of the business
A key employee whose contributions are essential to an eligible business entity and without whom the eligible business entity would have difficulty operating.
What businesses are eligible?
Your business qualifies under Scotia Business Loan Protection if you are:
- A resident and operate in Canada
- A Scotiabank customer with a fixed or variable rate term loan or demand loan, or a revolving credit facility
- A sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, holding company or other entity operating a business
- A business (if not a farm, fishery or ranch), that is a small business corporation within the meaning of subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act
What loans are eligible?
The following business loan types qualify for coverage:
All commercial, small business or farm loans, lines of credit, mortgage loans, credit cards, personal demand loans for business purposes, or other related business loan credit agreements with Scotiabank.
Premiums and Discounts
For Comprehensive coverage under $50,000, the monthly premium rate is $1.00 per $1000 of the insurance coverage. For Comprehensive or Basic coverage, above $50,000 the monthly premium rate is based on your age and the insurance coverage amount.
Basic coverage is not available for under $50,000. Check out our frequently asked questions to see our detailed premium rate tables.
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Additional Resources
Scotia Business Loan Protection - Certificate of Insurance (Sample)
2476610 (05/16) | pdf : 711
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Scotia Business Loan Protection - Product Summary and Fact Sheet (For Quebec Residents only)
10222021 | pdf : 529
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Scotia Business Loan Protection - Product Booklet
SBLP PB 1476417 | pdf : 187
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