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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...
Premiums, Amount of Cover and Index Linking
19th May 2008
When it comes to your premiums (how much you pay for your insurance cover), make sure you get a policy with guaranteed rates. You don't want your otherwise cheap premium costs to suddenly jump up one...
Things to think about when considering Income Protection, Critical Illness and Life Insurance
15th May 2008
Things to think about... Do you have dependents, like children, persistently ill family members or elderly parents? Do you have to make regular rent or mortgage to payments? Do you have a...
What Insurance Cover is Best For You?
15th May 2008
Different sorts of insurance policies are designed to mitigate against different problems, so it is important that we know something about the sorts of policies on offer and what they can do for us...
Are you prepared to weather the credit crunch?
14th May 2008
Will you be able to pay your card bills and your mortgage if you are suddenly made redundant in this dodgy climate? Insurance against loss of income in case you lose your job or are too sick to work...
Changing the UK's Sick Note Culture
14th May 2008
At last there are moves to overhaul the official General Practitioners administered system of sick-leave certification. The British Government is keen to address the UK's ‘sick-note...
