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Injuries to the Spinal Chord
2nd June 2008
Spinal chord injuries (SCI's) are any injuries that damage the spinal chord in such a way as to cause loss of control or feeling in a part of the body. Made from neurons (nerve cells that control...
Traumatic Brain Damage
1st June 2008
Brain damage, however it happens, is essentially the destruction and/or degeneration of brain cells. The brain can be damaged through all sorts of reasons, ranging from illnesses, alcohol abuse and...
Millions of People Sold useless Payment Protection Insurance
29th May 2008
A shocking report due to be published in June will reveal that around 2 million people in the UK have been sold payment protection insurance (PPI) policies that are potentially worthless. As discussed...
Financial Assets, Financial Liabilities & Life Insurance
27th May 2008
For most homeowners in the UK the biggest and/or most persistent debt tends to be mortgage repayments - many have more than one mortgage out on their homes in order to meet other debts. With rates...
Looming Redundancy Crisis for House Building Firms
25th May 2008
The Home Builders Federation have warned government ministers that unless action is taken to support the industry, house building companies will have to make sweeping redundancies within their work...
Credit Crunch Hits Income Protection Insurance
24th May 2008
Sales of Income Protection Policies (IPPs) have fallen drastically in last few years, according to new figures released by Swiss Re. The reports, available through the links above, show that the...
UK Citizens Shy Away From Insurance
23rd May 2008
Britons face financial ruin if we were ever to face a natural, or unnatural, disaster of any real magnitude. Aside form the obvious damage to our living environment and economy that a large natural...
Strokes
20th May 2008
Strokes happen when normal blood flow to the brain is shut off, starving the brain of oxygen and vital nutrients, and damaging or ultimately even killing brain cells. Every year over 100,000 people...
What About Unemployment Insurance?
20th May 2008
Income protection does not necessarily cover you for unemployment, just absence from an existing job. Many insurance providers can add unemployment cover to your policy for an increase to your...
Purchasing Income Protection Insurance
19th May 2008
Over the next few articles we be looking at the sorts of things you should bear in mind when looking an income protection policy. First of all, be sure not to confuse income protection with mortgage...
