After my freind died a month or so ago i witnessed the stuggles his family had as he didnt have any life insurance. This is something ive for sum reason put off and need to get sorted. Dont want people having to worry once im gone, does anyone have any good suggestions on good companys to use and not get stitched up with price |
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By *r OreoMan
over a year ago
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I use Vitality life insurance which isn't bad, plus you get discounted gym entry, free coffee from Nero depending on activity etc.
Also check out moneysupermarket as I think they have a life insurance comparison tool on there too, and depending on your work etc might also be part of your benefits package. |
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"I use Vitality life insurance which isn't bad, plus you get discounted gym entry, free coffee from Nero depending on activity etc.
Also check out moneysupermarket as I think they have a life insurance comparison tool on there too, and depending on your work etc might also be part of your benefits package."
does that affect my credit score? And thanks very helpful  |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
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"After my freind died a month or so ago i witnessed the stuggles his family had as he didnt have any life insurance. This is something ive for sum reason put off and need to get sorted. Dont want people having to worry once im gone, does anyone have any good suggestions on good companys to use and not get stitched up with price "
Some employers include life assurance as part of the employment package. Does yours do that? |
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By all means get some life insurance, shouldn't cost too much at your age but also contributing to or starting a pension pot is a good idea as it'll help in your later years and when you die anything left in the pot goes to your named beneficiaries and bypasses the will/estate for tax purposes. |
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"After my freind died a month or so ago i witnessed the stuggles his family had as he didnt have any life insurance. This is something ive for sum reason put off and need to get sorted. Dont want people having to worry once im gone, does anyone have any good suggestions on good companys to use and not get stitched up with price "
Try Money Saving Expert, good impartial advice and most of the ground work has already been done for you, just leaves it to personal choice then... |
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Be definite about the amount you want/need and term. I took out 50k coverage to sort any business/personal debts for a fixed term (until I turn 70) by which time I hope to of stopped working etc. Took this out in my mid 50's and cost me £17(and loose change) a month. Recently had new guy try to fear sell me to a new policy taking me to 80 but with reduced benefits and a greater premium - nice try not washing. |
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Not financial advice...
But if I were in your shoes I'd need to be thinking about what the payout would be covering, and how much is needed. Eg is it to pay off the house and mean my OH would have enough not not work until the kids are 18... How much would that need to be if I died tomorrow. Or a year. Or ten.
That's not an easy sum, so I'd suggest advice if you arent confident.
When picking a company I'd look at not just price but reputation especially from anyone who has gone thru the claims process. After all any claims will be happening when yr OH is massively vulnerable and possibly struggling. Is giving her a better experience worth a few extra pennies. Imo, yes. Again, an advisor would have real understanding here.
And finally, make sure you have a will.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I use Vitality life insurance which isn't bad, plus you get discounted gym entry, free coffee from Nero depending on activity etc.
Also check out moneysupermarket as I think they have a life insurance comparison tool on there too, and depending on your work etc might also be part of your benefits package. does that affect my credit score? And thanks very helpful "
Looking is fine, it will be a soft search, only a hard search will show on your credit report and (potentially) affect your score. You'll only get hard searched when you apply following getting a quote/estimate etc, not for doing that. |
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"Go with an advisor
Most will be free and they'll be able to find the best one for your circumstances
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Go with an advisor by all means, but I don't think they are free (what is?) and probably not independent either. The best method is to go on a money website and study policy comparisons. |
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"Go with an advisor
Most will be free and they'll be able to find the best one for your circumstances
Go with an advisor by all means, but I don't think they are free (what is?) and probably not independent either. The best method is to go on a money website and study policy comparisons."
IFAs are. Although they may have their favourite provider. And even those who arent independent aren't always constrained or conflicted. It may just be their company have filtered out the ones they don't want to work with.
Comparison websitea also get commission. And that may mean they do clever tricks to push up certain providers.
As I said above, it's more than just picking the cheapest. Step one is knowing how much cover you need ... |
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I have life insurance that covers my mortgage, I think it's with Zurich off of the top of my head. My employer also provides a death in service benefit which pays out 3.5 times my annual salary in a lump sum, which will more than cover funeral expenses and any other outstanding debts. I have no dependants so don't need it to provide an income for anyone. |
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Just shop around and get quotes to compare. My husband died suddenly almost 4 years ago and we didn’t have life insurance so I got it a week later just so my daughter doesn’t struggle financially if something were to happen to me. Money obviously isn’t much consolation when you’ve lost someone so important but it certainly would have made life ALOT easier than being widowed with no money |
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"Just shop around and get quotes to compare. My husband died suddenly almost 4 years ago and we didn’t have life insurance so I got it a week later just so my daughter doesn’t struggle financially if something were to happen to me. Money obviously isn’t much consolation when you’ve lost someone so important but it certainly would have made life ALOT easier than being widowed with no money "
Same here, my husband was not insured when he died.
One of the first things I did was take out life insurance to cover the mortgage and any "expenses"
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As someone who works for a well known health insurer who also does other insurance I know some of our life insurance policies go for as little as £8 per month, they were offering a free fitbit recently, also offer a discount on a gym membership |
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