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£10 Million Paid Out Every Day To Help Families Deal With Death, Serious Illness Or Injury

Overall, £3.6 billion was paid out in protection claims, according to the latest published figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI), which means that every day, insurers paid out more than £10m to help individuals and their families cope with the financial strains and worries that can be caused... Read More

Are Funeral Plans Worth The Money?

Funerals can be expensive and these days many people are choosing to ‘pay now, die later’ to spread the cost. But does buying a funeral plan save you money? At the time of writing this, the Money Advice Service says that a funeral arranged in the usual way costs on... Read More

Planning Your Future

Have you ever heard the saying "people don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan.” When thinking about protecting the future of your loved ones, this old cliché seems to apply. Planning is not the most exciting of activities, for most of us it isn’t fun – plus it’s often... Read More

Appointing A Legal Guardian To Protect Your Child’s Future

As a parent I worry about lots of things. If my daughter will take care when crossing the road? Whether she is old enough to meet her friends at the shopping centre on her own? Whether she is responsible enough to save (or spend wisely) the money that is gifted... Read More

Do You Rent? Are You Protected?

Almost 5 million people who rent their homes in the UK are at risk of being unable to pay their rent if they become too ill to work. Research conducted by YouGov has found that 27% of renters in paid employment said that they knew someone who had struggled in... Read More

Protection Insurance A Safer Bet

Royal Ascot is Britain’s most popular race meeting, welcoming approximately 300,000 visitors across five days. Attracting many of the world’s finest racehorses who compete for more than £6.58 million in prize money. There are many different races and cups up to be won and this year’s excitement launched today (14th... Read More

Dads Have You Planned For The Future?

When you become a dad, everything changes. Suddenly, you’re completely responsible – which can be both exciting and worrying. It’s a lifetime of responsibility! One of the first things to consider as a new dad is how you’ll provide for your family and continue to provide for them in the... Read More

1 in 2 People Will Get Cancer – How Can You Protect Your Family?

Latest statistics provided by Cancer Research UK, accessed 25th May 2016, state that 1 in 2 people born after 1960 in the UK will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime. However, it is important to add that not all cancers kill you. In fact, cancer at... Read More

Your Child’s Tomorrow – Talking About Their Future

All of us want the best for our children, but as they get older and they strive to be more independent (and we try to prise them away from their phones or iPads) it can get more difficult. You soon realise (if you haven’t already) that it is not about... Read More

Planning Ahead Eases Burden On Grieving Families

It’s Dying Matters Awareness Week (9-15 May 2016) which gives us all the opportunity to place greater importance on the subjects of dying, death and bereavement. Topics that none of us are totally comfortable with. In fact, death and money are two of the things we find most difficult or... Read More

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