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1 in 3 people diagnosed with cancer* and with someone having
a heart attack every two minutes** - the need for protection
shouldn’t be ignored.
*
The Cancer Research website January 2008 **The British Heart
Foundation website January 2008
What is Life Insurance?
Life
Insurance provides you with an amount of life insurance cover.
If you die within the plan term, your loved ones will receive
a cash lump sum, which could be essential in helping them
to be financially secure without your income.
Do
I need life insurance?
Most of
us feel that it is important to cover fully the new car or
that new TV in the event of an untimely accident; however
we give here in the UK little thought to protecting our own
lives to the same degree.
1
in 3 has no life insurance; if they did die young they would
leave their family struggling with the mortgage and rising
monthly bills. Brought at a relative young age a life insurance
policy can cost as little as £5.00
a month.
We all
want security for our future, a chance to maintain the financial
stability we have worked so hard for. That’s why it’s
so important to look ahead and plan for eventualities we hope
might never happen.
Most people
have life cover to protect a mortgage or loan. But the mortgage
isn’t usually the only payment we need to make each
month. What about covering every day bills and expenses? Utility
bills, food shopping, travel costs, childcare the list could
go on.
It is
not a pleasant thought, but how would one partner cope financially
with the death or critical illness of the other? Could you
cope maintaining your current lifestyle and continue to raise
your family?
Whatever
your circumstances, life insurance can be an important tool
to insure your children have a financially secure upbringing.
Life insurance
can be the difference between having to struggle with the
financial burden after the loss of a loved one and major beard
winner.
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