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IDA Income Protection
Requires
Member of IDA or Akademikernes A-kasse + member of a Danish unemployment insurance fund
Type
Trade union – individual scheme
Insurance company
Topdanmark (via IDA Forsikring)
Maximum overall coverage
90 % of salary
Maximum supplementary payment
60,000 DKK/month
Waiting period
1 month (first payment about 2 months after unemployment)
Qualifying period
9 months (no job loss coverage within 9 months after purchase)
Payment period
Maximum 36 months in total
Age
18-60 years for purchases - covers 65 years
Price
See IDA Insurance Price List
Sickness coverage
Not covered if the termination is due to known illness / accident
Tax deduction
Part of the price is deductible - Topdanmark reports automatically
3F Income Protection
Requires
Member of 3F and 3F A-kasse
Type
Trade union – individual scheme
Insurance company
Alka
Maximum overall coverage
90 % of salary
Maximum supplementary payment
No DKK limit disclosed
Waiting period
0 or 1 month (General conditions of Alka)
Qualifying period
9 months
Payment period
6 or 12 months - max. 36 payments in total (Alka's general terms)
Age
To be purchased before 61 years of age (Alkas 3F brochure 2026) - ends at retirement age
Minimum salary
27,830 DKK/month
Price
Calculated at Alka (70 30 05 07)
Tax deduction
Tax-deductible
Caveats
Minimum salary: 3F’s website states 27,830 kr.; Alka’s 3F brochure 2026 states 27,460 kr.

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