http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog News on Life Insurance, Crtitical Illness Cover and Income Protection Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:05:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To help you become more informed before buying life cover or income protection insurance or critical illness insurance there is a great guide available to download from the Financial Services Authority.  Click here to to get your free insurance guide.  You can then use our bespoke insurance calculator to guide you to ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/life-cover/free-insurance-guide-from-the-fsa/ People taking out an insurance policy to put their mind at rest should they be diagnosed with cancer must read the small print, warns Bupa. if (ad4 != "") { document.writeln(' ' + AAMB4 + ' '); } To avoid disappointment when it comes to claim the health insurer ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/critical-illness/read-the-small-print-warns-bupa/ LV= intends to upgrade the mortgage payment protection insurance sector with a new product offering accident, sickness, unemployment and mortgage payment cover.  The new mortgage and lifestyle protection policy will pay out guaranteed premiums until the claimant returns to work or until the plan ends with disability definitions based on the ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/income-protection/lv-launches-new-income-protection-plan/ Bright Grey will double the maximum amount of critical illness cover it offers to £1 million as part of a drive to beef up its personal protection business.  The arm of Royal London Group is investing in its back office to speed up applications with a new team of experienced underwriters ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/life-cover/1m-critical-illness-cover-now-available/ Aegon Scottish Equitable has added five more illnesses to its critical illness cover.  In addition, it has extended it maximum term on guarantedd rates from 25 to 40 years.  This now takes the total number of conditions covered to 36.  The additional five critical illnesses are  rheumatoid arthritis , open heart surgery, ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/critical-illness/aegon-adds-more-critical-illnesses/ With the current credit crunch stretching many families finances, Legal & General are advising them to take out suitable insurance protection.  Product marketing director of protection at Legal & General, Bonnie Burns, says: 'Most families' finances would unravel if a parent died or became too ill to work.' She adds: 'They are risking their ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/life-cover/legal-general-suggest-families-take-out-protection/ The insurance company launches new home insurance via Insurecom. AXA has announced that its ABC and Exclusive household insurance products are now available to customers of the software solutions firm Insurecom. The software company will host the household products as Full Cycle EDI, which should give brokers a more effective method of ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/life-cover/axa-launches-home-insurance/ Friends Provident is the latest insurance provider to join Paradigm Mortgage Services’ dual protection panel. The insurance company's range of protection products will be available on Paradigm’s preferred whole of market and limited panels. Products on offer will inlcude level term assurance, home buyer protection and income protection as well as deals providing cash sums, ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/life-cover/friends-provident-join-paradigm-mortgage-services%e2%80%99/ Legal & General's Trust which was launched on the 30th April last year has a good first year. The Dynamic Bond Trust's approach is based on flexibility and unconstrained investment, and utilises the UCITS III investment powers. Ben Waterhouse, Legal & General’s sales director, is very pleased with the Trust’s initial year, describing the last 12 months ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/income-protection/legal-generals-dynamic-bond-trust-is-a-success/ Leading insurance company AXA has cut its rates across its life protection range to keep up with an increasingly price-driven market.  The biggest drop is for its Guaranteed Level Life Cover, with an average reduction of 6% across all products. Other covers affected include Decreasing Life Cover and Earlier Critical Illness Cover. Director ... http://www.howmuchcover.co.uk/blog/life-cover/axa-cuts-rates-of-life-cover-protection/