PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Tania Driver AU - Mark Brimble AU - Brett Freudenberg AU - Katherine Hunt TI - Australians’ Confidence about Personal Insurance AID - 10.3905/jwm.2023.1.198 DP - 2023 Jan 19 TA - The Journal of Wealth Management PG - jwm.2023.1.198 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/early/2023/01/19/jwm.2023.1.198.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/early/2023/01/19/jwm.2023.1.198.full AB - There is a growing personal responsibility for individuals to ensure their financial security, which can include the ability to cope with the uncertainty that can arise. Insurance can play an important role in allowing people to manage this uncertainty, which can include personal insurance such as life insurance, total and permanent disability, income protection and trauma cover. Our understanding of personal insurance is particularly limited. This article reports a study into Australian’s confidence as it relates to personal insurance, and whether they consider their coverage is adequate. This understanding is important as confidence could influence the decision to purchase insurance.