Life Insurance
Life cover has never been cheaper
Following analysis of its historical life insurance rates, Standard Life has concluded the cost of cover has fallen on average by 32%. For example, a man aged 40, who doesn’t smoke, would have paid £25.11 per month in October 1997 for £100,000 of cover over 25 years.
Legal & General wins top insurance award
Legal & General has collected the coveted Life Insurer of the Year Award for the eighth time in ten years at the prestigious British Insurance Awards.
Smoking ban highlights pros and cons of smoking
With the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces due to come into force next Sunday [1st July 2007], anyone thinking about giving up smoking should realise the benefits both to their wallet as well as their health, says leading personal finance website Find.co.uk.
Financial protection against Alzheimer’s
LifeSearch finds the best ways to protect against the financial loss that could be caused by Alzheimer’s disease, as part of Alzheimer’s awareness week from 1 - 7 July.
Tesco Life Insurance offers three months’ free cover
Tesco Life Insurance is giving the equivalent of three months’ free cover to new customers who request a quote between Wednesday 20 June and Tuesday 14 August 2007, and then subsequently go on to buy the policy.
Pack it in and halve your life insurance premiums
With England's smoking ban coming into force on July 1, those thinking of packing it in could typically save £2,000 to £3,000 on their life insurance.
Life insurance premiums fall
Sainsbury’s Bank has launched a new Life Insurance Index to track market premiums on a six-monthly basis. The findings reveal that for the typical customer profiles reviewed, premiums have generally fallen and that the cost of cover varies dramatically between providers, making it all the more important to shop around for life insurance. The bank hopes that its new index will encourage people to do this.
You’re covered! Even for the dumbest acts
Life cover is frequently a very solemn business and the issues dealt with are always emotive. However, occasionally some deaths defy all logic and basic common sense to such a degree that it may seem very unlikely that a life office would pay out.
Need for financial protection has never been greater
Scottish Widows paid out a total of over £120 million for 3,703 critical illness claims, between January 2000 and October 2006.
Think you know protection? Think again
LifeSearch names the Top Ten rare and unique policy benefits that most consumers don’t know exist.
LifeSearch comments on new MOD life cover plan
In association with Sterling Life the Ministry of Defence has launched a new life insurance scheme exclusively for the armed forces.
Bright Grey gives families a helping hand
Bright Grey is extending its groundbreaking Helping Hand service to cover clients’ families too.
Moneyextra and MSN to offer new life cover service
MSN, UK portal, and online IFA Moneyextra today launch a brand new financial service, which will give MSN users full access to life insurance policies from across the whole market.
More young people risk ignoring life insurance
The percentage of younger people who are buying life insurance fell by 5% during the last 12 months.
Are twenty-somethings valuing their lives enough?
Men aged between 35 and 42 are the most typical applicants for life insurance policies, according to a new study of life insurance enquiries by insurance comparison website, Insurancewide.com.