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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

Talking About Dying Won’t Make It Happen

Every year, approximately half a million people die in England. For three quarters of people, death is not sudden but is expected. None of us like to think about getting ill and dying, but not talking about it won’t make it go away – any more than talking about dying... Read More

What Will You Leave Behind When You Die?

A few years ago one of the wealthiest and most formidable men in Brazil, Thane Chiquinho Scarpa, hit the headlines when he publicised plans to bury (and have a funeral ceremony for) his prized Bentley convertible so he could drive around the afterlife in style. The story got a lot... Read More

Worried About Buying Life Insurance?

You've made enquiries, studied your options, you've even spoken to your family and friends about it and now you have decided that having life insurance is a wise choice. For many people, purchasing a life insurance policy is a great choice. But, as with any insurance purchase, you may have concerns... Read More

Are You Ready To Be A Parent?

Before you make that life-changing decision to become a parent, it's important to think about if you're really ready. You may want one and it may be at a good time in your life, but how do you know if you're ready for a baby? Many issues come up for consideration... Read More

Could Sickness Bankrupt You?

No one likes to think that something bad will happen to them. But each year close to a million people find themselves unable to work due to serious illness or injury. If you couldn’t work due to a serious illness, how would you manage? Do you think that you could... Read More

Life Insurance For Stay At Home Mums (And Dads)

One of the common reasons why people purchase life insurance is to replace income. Should an income earner pass away – especially one who has children depending on them – it could not only be emotionally devastating for the family, but it could also be financially debilitating. If families are... Read More

Essential Insurance Recognised For Excellent Customer Service

The annual Feefo Trusted Merchant accreditation, that recognises the hard-work and excellent customer service that merchants consistently deliver, in the eyes of their genuine customers, has been announced for 2016. [Feefo are an independent ratings company. They send out a short survey to you when you buy insurance through us.... Read More

Are Insurance Premiums About To Rise?

New advice published by the UK’s Chief Medical Officer this month [January 2016] says men and women who drink regularly should consume no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to around seven pints of lager or four large glasses of wine. The new drinking guidelines (the first to... Read More

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