Life Insurance

Stop smoking, save more than your health

The health risks caused by smoking have long been known, but there are also noticeable financial dangers, warns Fairinvestment.co.uk.

Stop smoking start saving

The average British smoker spends just over £2,000 a year funding their smoking habit – that’s a breathtaking £121,000 in a lifetime, according to research from Co-operative Insurance (CIS).

Smokers give up for good and pocket a packet in more ways than one

Smokers are being urged to consider what they could save by kicking the habit, ahead of National No Smoking Day.

Give up smoking and shave £2,000 off your life insurance premiums

With No Smoking Day (NSD) on March 12, and the smoking ban reaching its one-year anniversary this summer, those who kick the habit could save over £2,000 on their life insurance.

Stub out and save thousands of pounds

The annual no-smoking day on 12th March will give smokers a great opportunity to kick the habit and save themselves thousands of pounds on their insurance in the meantime.

AXA revamps protection pricing structure

AXA has overhauled its pricing structure for protection products to make it even more competitive for larger sums assured.

LV= launches Cilla Black charity partnership

Leading mutual insurer LV= has announced a new partnership with one of Cilla Black’s chosen charities. Cilla stars in a TV advertising campaign for LV= promoting the ’50 Plus Plan’ life insurance.

Sainsbury’s Life Insurance offers 5% online discount

New customers taking out Life Insurance online through Sainsbury's Finance by 24th March 2008 will receive a 5% discount. Sainsbury’s life insurance premiums are already amongst the most competitive available, starting from as little as £5 a month.

Honesty is the best policy

Nearly nine out of 10 Brits have always told the truth when completing an insurance application form, but 5% of people haven’t according to the results of the Protection Survey from Friends Provident, the FTSE 100 life and pensions company.

Don’t gamble on your life (insurance)

With the impact of the credit crunch, falling house prices and growing consumer debt beginning to bite, life insurance and income protection is being seen as a lifeline for many financially stretched Brits.

Your phone or your life – Brits opt for their mobile

Little has changed to suggest Benjamin Franklin’s quote more than 200 years ago is out of date and yet today, more than half of Brits (54%) have no life insurance cover, according to the results of the Protection Survey from Friends Provident, the FTSE 100 life and pensions company.

Standard Life pulling out of the protection market

Commenting on Standard Life pulling out of the protection market, Louise Cuming, head of protection at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: "Standard Life isn't a big player in the UK protection market, however it is significant that a well-known insurer should turn its back on such an important area of healthcare.