Three-quarters of cohabitees don’t have life cover

HI Daily | Emily Perryman | 25 Sep 2017

Cohabiting families are the fastest growing household type. Almost three-quarters (73%) of cohabiting couples do not have a life insurance policy, compared to 56% of married couples, a poll suggests. Zurich, which commissioned the YouGov survey, warned that because cohabiting families do not enjoy the same legal rights as married couples, this is leaving thousands of families at risk should a partner dies.

CIExpert analyses Aviva critical illness cover changes

Cover Mag | Fiona Murphy | 18 Sept 2017

Aviva, fresh from its substantial upgrade last November – when it absorbed market-leading Friends Life and introduced tiers of cover – has added further enhancements to its impressively comprehensive plans, writes CIExpert’s Alan Lakey.

Aegon reminds parents to check CI policies

Cover Mag | Fiona Murphy | 6 Sep 2017

Aegon is reminding parents to check their critical illness (CI) policies and has shared information for child CI claims since 2007 in recognition of childhood cancer awareness month.

Of all the CI claims for children received by Aegon in the last 10 years, 67% were for cancer…

Is your policy still fit for purpose?

Vita | Paul Reed | 20 Sep 2017

I started driving almost 20 years ago. I remember my first car well – it was an F Reg beige mini. I know what you’re thinking, form an orderly queue ladies…
The picture above is exactly what mine looked like, and although it wasn’t much, it was mine.