Posted on March 14th, 2008 by admin
Life insurance looks set to make a comeback in the UK, after a period of neglect by consumers who were simply occupied with affording a home. The stabilising of the UK house market has made many consumers take a broader view to their personal finances.
LifeSearch (a life insurance broker), in the September issue of Money Observer, highlighted a few common mistakes people make when buying life insurance:
* Believing life insurance is relevant to everyone
Life insurance is only relevant to people who have financial dependents. If you have no financial dependents, it might be more appropriate to consider income protection or critical illness insurance.
* Paying too much for life insurance
According to Money Observer, research for Sainsbury’s Bank Life Insurance revealed that many people take life insurance policies from their mortgage providers and as a result could be paying too much.
* Opting to buy joint life insurance policies instead of single life insurance policies
The advice to married couples is to avoid taking out joint life insurance policies which pay out when the first spouse dies over the term of the policy, but not on the second. Single policies could provide additional cover by paying just an extra
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Posted on January 25th, 2008 by admin
Your house is a big investment - probably one of the
biggest you’re every likely to make. It is also the place
that you and your loved ones call home; a shelter and haven
from the outside world. That’s why it is so important to
ensure that your home and family are protected in the event
of your death. It’s not a topic that any of us like to
dwell on, but the sad fact is that should you die and the
family are no longer able to afford repayments on the
house, they will lose the property and the roof from over
their heads.
Having a good life insurance policy in place to protect
your property in the event of your death is vital. When you
die, your family will have enough to worry about without
the added stress of how they are going to hold on to the
family home. Your life insurance policy will ensure that
this problem is eliminated, with the mortgage balance being
paid in full upon your death.
The main types of mortgage life cover
The type of mortgage life insurance cover that you require
will depend upon what type of mortgage you have, a
repayment or an interest only mortgage. There are two main
types of mortgage life insurance cover, which are:
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