We can ensure you have the right protection cover whatever your stage of life. Once we have identified your needs, we can access the whole of the protection market and recommend products such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness cover, Family Income Benefit, Income Protection, Buildings & Contents cover.
Life Insurance
Making sure your loved ones are financially secure should you die unexpectedly is a prudent step. Research shows 1 in 10 men and 1 in 6 women will die before the age of 65 *. Life Cover will give those you leave behind a tax-free lump sum to help pay off any outstanding mortgage and/or maintain their lifestyle.
Every life insurance policy is individually underwritten meaning that the price we give you after full medical disclosure and underwriting is the price you will pay.
Critical Illness Insurance
This can be taken out in conjunction with Life cover or as a standalone product. 1 in 5 of us will get a critical illness in our lifetime**. Critical Illness Insurance will pay out a lump sum if you are diagnosed with a critical illness (as defined by the policy). This type of insurance will cover a range of illnesses and conditions (some insurers will cover you for 40+ illnesses).
The importance of critical illness cover is that the insurance pays out on diagnosis. You may get cured from the illness at a later date due to technological advances but you will still keep the lump sum paid out.
The most commonly claimed critical illnesses are: Cancer, Heart Attack, Stroke, Children’s Critical Illness and Multiple Sclerosis. Cancer Research now states that 1 in 2 of us will get some form of cancer in our lifetime, so why wouldn’t you want to cover yourself for Critical Illness?
Income Protection
If you were sick or injured and unable to work how long would your employer continue to pay you? Six months? A month? Statutory Sick Pay currently only pays £116.75 per week, for a maximum of 28 weeks. And what if you’re self-employed?
Income Protection insurance will give you a regular tax-free income should you find yourself unable to work, either permanently or temporarily for any valid reason specified in the policy.
Typically, these payments pay out a monthly benefit of between 60%-70% of your basic salary (or your latest accounts if self employed). Once you are able to return to work, these payments will cease; however, cover (and premiums) will usually continue, meaning that most policies of this type allow for multiple claims.
Family Income Benefit
Most families rely on at least one regular monthly salary to cover their household spending. How would your household cope financially if you lost a source of income either due to death or a critical illness? Similar to Income Protection, a family income benefit policy will pay out a monthly tax-free income if you die or become critically ill during the term, until the policy ends.
Buildings and Contents (Home Insurance)
Buildings insurance cover protects the structure (the fixtures and fittings in your home), whilst Contents insurance covers your belongings. So rather than just auto-renew your policy why not speak with a broker first?
* Statista, based on age-specific death rate per 1,000 population in the United Kingdom in 2021.
** IPipeline, based on Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ Continuous Mortality Investigation and IPipeline quote data as of 18/04/2024.
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