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Making a will

Posted on August 31, 2016 by - Uncategorized

An essential part of your financial planning

Your will lets you decide what happens to your money, property and possessions after your death. If you make a will, you can also make sure you don’t pay more Inheritance Tax than you need to. It’s an essential part of your financial planning: not only does it set out your wishes, but, die without a Will, and your estate will generally be divided according to the rules of intestacy, which may not reflect your wishes. Without one, the state directs who inherits, so your loved ones, relatives, friends and favourite charities may get nothing. (more…)

Income protection insurance

Posted on August 31, 2016 by - Uncategorized

No one is immune to the risk of illness and accidents

No one likes to think that something bad will happen to them. But, if you couldn’t work due to a serious illness, how would you manage financially? Could you survive on savings or sick pay from work? If not, you may need some other way to keep paying the bills – and you might want to consider income protection insurance. (more…)

Critical illness cover

Posted on August 31, 2016 by - Uncategorized

If the worst does happen, it’s important to make sure you’re financially protected

We never think a critical illness is going to happen to us, especially when we feel fit and healthy, but it can and does. If the worst does happen, it’s important to make sure you’re financially protected against the impact a critical illness could have on you and your family.  (more…)

Whole-of-life insurance

Posted on August 31, 2016 by - Uncategorized

Guaranteed financial protection that lasts for the rest of your life

A whole-of-life insurance policy is designed to give you a specified amount of cover for the whole of your life and pays out when you die, whenever that is. Because it’s guaranteed that you’ll die at some point (and therefore that the policy will have to pay out), these policies are more expensive than term insurance policies which only pay out if you die within a certain timeframe. (more…)

Term life insurance

Posted on August 31, 2016 by - Uncategorized

Protection for a specified fixed period of time

With a term life insurance policy, you choose the amount you want to be insured for and the period for which you want cover. This is the most basic type of life insurance. If you die within the term, the policy pays out to your beneficiaries. If you don’t die during the term, the policy doesn’t pay out and the premiums you’ve paid are not returned to you.  (more…)