Tag Archives: Life Insurance Industry
All About Life Insurance Settlements
Life insurance settlements refer to the amount of money your beneficiary receives after you die. The life insurance company pays the settlement based on the amount you have paid for with the premiums of the policy. Life insurance settlements are usually only paid out after your death and there are several types of life insurance [...]
Life Insurance. Fat Customers Tell Porkies.
According to a recent survey almost a quarter of UK citizens are over weight but, says Cancer research UK, 25% of these are simply not interested in losing weight. We are in fact the second most obese nation in Europe, second only to Greece.
This not only concerns the UK Government, who have just announced a [...]
Life Insurance and the Law. A layman’s introduction.
There are no laws in the UK that require a person to have life insurance. Its an entirely voluntary insurance. About 40% of the UK’s working population are covered by life insurance either through their own policy or via an arrangement through their employer.
So the simple things first. You have to be a UK [...]
Life Insurance Term Verses Whole Is Term Life Insurance
Life Insurance Term Verses Whole Is Term Life Insurance Better Than Whole Life?
There has been an on-going battle in the life insurance industry involving term life insurance and whole life insurance. The industry has survived the battle but the consumer is still asking the same question. Which one is better? The question is flawed [...]
Life Insurance Smokers and Overweights pay over 50% more!
Life Insurance Smokers and Overweights pay over 50% more!
The life insurance industry is becoming tougher on smokers and those of us who are overweight.
When an insurance company calculates its premiums, it has to work out the risk of you dying whilst the policy is in force. (Or with Critical Illness Insurance, the risk [...]
Reliable Life Insurance Company Which Companies Are The Best?
Reliable Life Insurance Company Which Companies Are The Best?
The life insurance industry is a carefully regulated industry. Every state has its own insurance department to monitor the activity of insurers. You very rarely hear of life insurance companies that dissolve because of financial problems. Insurance companies have to prove financial strength to operate in [...]