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14 08, 2019

Guide to Over 50 Life Insurance

By |2024-02-19T19:39:22+00:00August 14th, 2019|Guides, Over 50 Life Insurance|Comments Off on Guide to Over 50 Life Insurance

Over 50 Life Insurance Why do I need Over 50 Life Insurance ? Over 50 Life Insurance is a way of leaving your loved ones some money should you die unexpectedly. It is an insurance policy and you usually only get money when you die. That means the money this kind of policy pays out usually goes to your family rather than you. It is really important to think about how your family would manage without you and without your income. Would they be able to afford to pay the bills ? Funerals can be expensive - would your family be able to afford your funeral without hardship ? What are the different types of Over 50 Life Insurance ? Term Life Insurance This is a policy where you decided how many years you want to be insured for at the start. You will normally be asked a number of [...]

20 07, 2019

Over 50 Life Insurance UK Biggest Providers

By |2019-07-20T12:33:21+00:00July 20th, 2019|Guides, Over 50 Life Insurance|Comments Off on Over 50 Life Insurance UK Biggest Providers

Over 50 Life Insurance UK Biggest Over 50 Life Insurance providers in the UK The ones that provide their own products: SunLife – are the biggest over 50s life insurance brand in the UK selling over more policies than all the other life insurance providers put together !  They guarantee to pay every claim and have the lowest starting premiums of all the providers.  They are also the only major company to offer to stop your payments before 90 years old depending on how old you are when you start the plan. Legal & General – another big insurance brand with a well featured product and keen pricing for non-smokers. They offer non-smoker rates too. Royal London – a largely unknown brand until they started putting those crazy medieval adverts of TV.  They offer a well featured product with a unique feature that lets you [...]

17 07, 2019

Funeral Benefit Option

By |2019-07-17T19:03:26+00:00July 17th, 2019|Guides, Over 50 Life Insurance|Comments Off on Funeral Benefit Option

Funeral Benefit Option What the Funeral Benefit Option does By adding the Funeral Benefit Option to your Over 50 Life Insurance policy you are agreeing to use the Funeral Director that the insurance company is introducing you to for your funeral.  In return for making this choice the Funeral Director will give you a discount on the cost of your funeral - typically anything up to £300 is taken off your funeral bill. The Funeral Directors are offering this discount as they want you to tie into them to be your funeral provider.  Typically a Funeral Benefit Option can be cancelled at any time even after your death so even if you do take this option you can change your mind later and remove it from your Over 50 Life Insurance Policy - your insurance company should not charge you for adding or removing it. [...]

3 07, 2019

SunLife Over 50 Life Insurance Review

By |2024-02-19T19:34:20+00:00July 3rd, 2019|Over 50 Life Insurance|Comments Off on SunLife Over 50 Life Insurance Review

Sun Life Over 50s Plan Key comparison points The biggest - Sun Life sell more Over 50s Plans than any other provider in the UK The most affordable - at £3.70 Sun Life have the lowest starting premium High cover levels - their maximum level of Over 50 Life Cover is £18,000 most providers only offer £10,000 Quick cover - you are covered after just 12 payments No medical questions - they give smokers and non-smokers the same cover for the same price Great gift - £125 gift after you have made three payments Stop paying earlier - option to stop paying after a set number of years Long grace period - you can stop paying for up to six months and still reinstate your cover Reduce cover - you can reduce your premiums if you ever find them too expensive £300 Funeral Benefit Option [...]

3 07, 2019

Royal London Over 50 Life Insurance Review

By |2019-08-02T08:11:24+00:00July 3rd, 2019|Over 50 Life Insurance|Comments Off on Royal London Over 50 Life Insurance Review

Royal London Over 50 Life Insurance Review Key comparison points The biggest - Royal London are the biggest mutual life insurer in the UK Low premiums - start at £3.95 per month Unique protected payout - you can stop paying once you've paid for half your payment term and still be covered Cover capped - maximum £10,000 cover Quick cover - you are covered after just 12 payments Better prices - Non-smokers get better rates than those that smoke Great gift - £85 gift but after you have made six payments Stop paying - payments automatically stop on the anniversary of your policy after your 90th birthday Reduce cover - you can reduce your premiums if you ever find them too expensive £300 Funeral Benefit Option Our Opinion The Royal London Over 50 Life policy has some of the best product features [...]

3 07, 2019

Compare Over 50s Life Insurance Plans

By |2019-08-02T15:17:59+00:00July 3rd, 2019|Guides, Over 50 Life Insurance|Comments Off on Compare Over 50s Life Insurance Plans

Compare Over 50 Life Insurance Get the UKs best Over 50s Life Insurance Key things to check Only buy policy with a big brand insurer, if you’ve never heard of them then don’t buy from them Ask for non-smoker cover if you are a non-smoker, it will likely be much better priced. If you’re a smoker then you may be better off going to an insurer where they don’t ask if you smoke.  Check out our comparison page to see which providers give preferential rates for non-smokers and which don't. Make sure that your payments stop after your 90 if you think you are going to one of the 1 in every 100 that reach 90.  If you don't think you will reach 90 years old then it may not matter so much to you. Make sure you compare levels of cover and premiums – shop around [...]

3 07, 2019

Best Over 50 Life Insurance With Free Gift

By |2019-08-14T21:02:38+00:00July 3rd, 2019|Guides, Over 50 Life Insurance|Comments Off on Best Over 50 Life Insurance With Free Gift

Here we review all of the major UK providers of Over 50 Life Insurance to see which gives the best free gift.  Whilst we wouldn't suggest that you select your life insurance policy based solely on the free gift it is worth knowing where the best gifts are available.  Below is a simple comparison showing their free gift and when their offers expire.  We also show you what to watch out for in their terms and conditions as some make claiming your gift a lot harder than others - be warned. If you want to compare the product features and prices then check out our comparison service. £85 Free Gift - No Expiry Date SunLife is by far the most well known Over 50 Life Insurance brand and for good reason, it current sells more Over 50 Plans than all of the competition put [...]

31 01, 2019

Review of Golden Leaves Funeral Plans

By |2019-02-14T19:19:03+00:00January 31st, 2019|Funeral Plan Providers, Funeral Planning, Funeral Plans|Comments Off on Review of Golden Leaves Funeral Plans

Everything you need to know about Golden Leaves funeral plans before you decide to buy Based in Croydon Golden Leaves have been offering pre paid funeral plans for 35 years.  They also use the brand From50 Funeral Plans from  Golden Leaves. They offer 6 different funeral plans : Copper, Bronze, Zinc, Silver, Gold and Platinum with varying levels of funeral services and cover.  Some plans guarantee to cover the costs of the cremation others don't.  There also offer 3 different payment options : a single lump sum, monthly instalments over 1 to 5 years and an insured option that offers a fixed monthly payment that you make until you are 90 years old.  Not all payment options are available for all of the different funeral plans. All this does mean that there is a slightly bewildering number of choices available to you if you want a Golden Leaves funeral [...]

25 02, 2017

Should I buy a prepaid funeral plan?

By |2018-10-28T15:26:21+00:00February 25th, 2017|Funeral Planning, Funeral Plans|Comments Off on Should I buy a prepaid funeral plan?

With a price war breaking out in the prepaid funeral plan market is now the right time for you to buy a prepaid funeral plan and potentially save yourself hundreds of pounds? Price War Breaks Out Over the last few months we have seen something change fundamentally in the funeral market, something that is good for everyone that is looking to buy a prepaid funeral plan - a price war between the biggest players.  Just like with your weekly food shop when Aldi and Lidl turned up and started to undercut the likes of Asda and Tesco's they responded with price cuts and value brands all of which was good for the everyone in that grocery prices dropped. What's happened ? Well the same is finally happening in the prepaid funeral plan market.  Over the last few months we have seen Co-op funeral care, Golden Charter and Dignity [...]

11 06, 2016

Dealing with the deceased’s estate

By |2018-08-24T16:47:20+00:00June 11th, 2016|Funeral Planning, Guides|Comments Off on Dealing with the deceased’s estate

What to do when someone dies - Part 2 Dealing with the deceased's estate In this article we continue the journey that you would started in the first few days after your loved one passed to organise your loved one's estate.  In our first article we explained the need to check for funeral insurance and also how to tell the appropriate authorities about the death. Your next steps : Check to see if there is a Last Will and Testament A Will is an extremely important document and it leaves instructions for those we leave behind and may also provide useful information to help organise our estate.  Even though your loved one may never have mentioned a Will, that doesn't mean they haven't left one.  Normally the person named in their Will as the Executor should have a copy of the Will or may know where one is kept.  It is worth checking [...]

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