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Grieving clients could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of state bereavement benefits, RGA has said.
Britons are leaving mortgages worth £245bn unprotected, according to new research.
Half of co-habitating Britons do not have any life insurance and many could not afford a funeral if their partner or spouse died, new research has found.
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The cost of dying rose again last year, according to a new report which suggests loved ones left responsible for making funeral arrangements are unprepared for the burden.
Most advisers are lucky if they can get clients to even consider making a will, but Wellington Burt was one man who didn’t need any encouraging.
Employers underestimate the importance of the benefits they offer staff after new research revealed half of employees would move jobs for better benefits.
A widowed pensioner in Birmingham is finally pocketing £60,000 in previously unclaimed benefits.
Allowing early access to pension funds in some cases could place pensioners’ beneficiaries at risk of a 55% tax charge, AJ Bell warns.
Japanese police are investigating a man they believe hid the corpse of his father in a cupboard in order to keep receiving his pension cheques.
Prudential deputy chief executive Barry O’Dwyer has welcomed the Treasury’s new draft rules for retirement options, but warns there may be problems ahead for value guaranteed annuities.
Death claims should be paid quicker and the protection industry needs to support its existing customers better, says Munich Re.
As income drawdown approaches its 15th anniversary John Moret assesses whether it has met peoples’ needs
James Purnell, Minister for Pensions Reform, has hinted the government’s response to the personal accounts white paper will reject the idea of including any additional benefits or "bells and whistles" to the scheme, such as death benefits, or early drawdown.
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