When was the last time you reviewed your life insurance? Millions of Brits have insufficient life insurance meaning their families could face a financial struggle in the event of their death.
And, even if you do have life insurance, you should regularly compare the costs to make sure you’re getting the best deal. A leading broker [...]
Life is full of uncertainties and unexpected events, and there is a little anyone can do to avoid these events. However, you can still do something to ensure that when something goes wrong, you have a backup plan – this is where life insurance can help.
A life insurance policy is the protection you need for [...]
Not enough women are taking UK life insurance policies, leaving their dependents and family at risk of financial problems, according to research from a leading insurer. Protection specialist Bright Grey has found that 59 per cent of women in the UK don’t have any life insurance while over four in five have no critical illness [...]
I will start by asking you, have you ever made a life insurance claim?
When waiting for a payout, many customers hurl the blame at life insurance companies sometimes forgetting that the problem of a delayed life insurance payout is possibly their own fault in the first place.
For you to know when your insurance company will [...]
In general, life insurance isn’t just something you sign up for, pay premiums on, and then leave to its own devices. Life circumstances change and, when they do, they can affect the amount of insurance you need, and the premiums you pay. Compare life insurance policies before buying, and once you have a policy, remember [...]
It is obvious why a person with a spouse and/or children should buy life insurance. After all, if the policyholder dies, the beneficiaries will receive a cash payout that can help prevent a monetary catastrophe on top of the pain of dealing with the death of a loved one. But the truth is, almost every [...]
If you have reached your fifties it is easy to think that you no longer have a need for life insurance or critical illness cover. You may be receiving a regular, guaranteed pension and have no mortgage or other debts to repay. Your children may have left home and you may have a nest egg [...]
When you compare life insurance, you may have to enter information into comparison engines such as your age and whether or not you smoke. But your occupation plays much less of a role in the cost of your life insurance than it used to. The reason is that health and safety improvements have reduced workplace [...]
Age limits are a definite consideration when you compare health insurance.
If you are over the age of 50, you may have a more difficult time finding health insurance, though there are private medical insurance (PMI) products available specifically for people aged 50+.
Other age limits you may come up against with private health insurance concern children [...]
13 out of every 14 Brits do not have enough financial protection.
That is the worrying statistic from a recent survey conducted by one of the UK’s leading insurance companies. Aviva’s Family Finances report showed that millions of UK families aren’t appropriately insured and could be left with huge financial headaches in the event of the [...]
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