Friday, March 5th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle

If you are one of the13% of people in the UK who have taken out critical illness cover to protect themselves against losing their income through ill-health, you are probably aware that critical illness insurance offers identical cover for your children – free of charge.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 by Fiona Coyle

Income protection insurance policies now allow skilled workers more control to clearly define events covered. You can now receive a payout if you are no longer able to perform your own specific job or activity, rather than having to be incapable of all activities within your profession.
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle

The average UK household would run out of money in just 14 days, if a wage earner was hit by critical illness or died. Despite this, 63% of households still have no life and critical illness cover.
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle
Aviva is offering customers the option to cut the cost of their health insurance by limiting the amount of cover their health policy provides. If you will pay the first £5,000 of your costs you can gain a discount of up to 65%. Agree to pay the first £3,000 of your own costs, and have a discount of up to 50%.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle
Despite warnings about the dangers of buying life insurance cover online, buying life insurance has never been easier, with the availability of quality independent financial advice. In fact, as the cost of cover has come down in recent years, today’s life insurance deal can be cheaper than the life cover you bought 10 years ago, even though you are older.
Tags: Buying Life Cover, Cash ISAs, Contribute To A Pension, Critical Illness Cover, Critical Illness Insurance, DWP, Financial Advice, Inheritance Tax Advice, Inheritance Tax Liability, Interest Only Mortgage, Life Cover, Life Insurance, Life Policy, Remortgage, Retirement Income
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle
Parents in Ireland urgently need to review their family financial planning, especially with regard to life insurance cover to protect their family and their lifestyle, according to a new report from Aviva. In Ireland, 59% of adults and 42% of parents have no life assurance cover whatsoever, and 80% of adults ‘do not worry’ about the [...]
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Friday, February 5th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle
Consumers with a critical illness which comes in mild and more severe manifestations can often find themselves at odds with their insurance provider, over the validity of a claim. A more flexibile option is ‘severity-related’ critical illness insurance, which offers a partial payout for less severe episodes of critical conditions.
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle

Life insurance serves your family by helping with the financial burden that can accompany the loss of a loved one. For that reason, it is important to seek independent advice, and put a little planning into setting up your life policy. Here are the key aspects to consider – the ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ of buying life insurance.
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle

Most of us have a life insurance policy, to ensure that our family is provided for at the end of our life, but far fewer of us have critical illness insurance.
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 by Fiona Coyle

The pitfalls of arranging your own life insurance cover, health insurance, home insurance and motor insurance online or via price comparison websites have been highlighted in new guidelines by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
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