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Aegon publishes State death benefits guide

Cover | 29 Feb 2012 | 12:49

Aegon has published a guide to State bereavement payments that will be issued with all death claim packs.

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Half death claims made for those under 55

Half the life insurance claims received by Scottish Provident last year were made for those under 55 years old, the insurer has revealed.

Cover | 29 Feb 2012 | 11:24
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Grieving families need more short term financial support

Bereavement benefits need to be altered to better support those who have suffered the death of a loved one, government research has found.

Cover | 24 Feb 2012 | 15:00

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Life settlements fund generates £40m despite FSA ‘toxic’ label

Life settlements fund EEA has generated nearly £40m in revenues in the last two months, despite its suspension following “unprecedented” redemption requests.

IFAonline | 21 Feb 2012 | 11:15
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LV= IP and CI claims paid dip slightly

LV= has announced it paid 91% of income protection (IP) and 88% of critical illness (CI) claims in 2011.

Cover | 15 Feb 2012 | 10:57
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Gender ruling may worsen protection ownership differences

Ageas has questioned whether the impending move to gender neutral pricing will result in women falling further behind men in their willingness to protect themselves.

Cover | 13 Feb 2012 | 11:37
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Clients unaware of state bereavement payments

Grieving clients could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of state bereavement benefits, RGA has said.

Cover | 07 Feb 2012 | 13:05
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'Awkward' conversations stop Brits talking about finances

Sex is the only subject more taboo than finances for UK families as many find the conversations too awkward and uncomfortable, a new report has revealed.

Cover | 25 Jan 2012 | 14:38
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HMT: Gender neutrality to cut insurance sales

Introducing gender-neutral rates will result in premium hikes for life insurance and critical illness (CI), HM Treasury has warned.

Cover | 13 Dec 2011 | 15:44
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Pruprotect offers WoL with no additional underwriting

Pruprotect is launching an adviser based up-selling scheme to offer existing term assurance clients whole of life cover with no additional underwriting.

Cover | 17 Nov 2011 | 10:33
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Fifth of life sales should be FIB - LifeSearch

LifeSearch is encouraging protection advisers to increase sales of family income benefit (FIB) products.

Cover | 04 Nov 2011 | 12:49
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Quarter of a trillion pounds worth of mortgages unprotected

Britons are leaving mortgages worth £245bn unprotected, according to new research.

Cover | 02 Nov 2011 | 15:33
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One in ten couples must resort to pauper's funeral

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.

Cover | 02 Nov 2011 | 14:46

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