In recognition of the immense work that The British Heart Foundation does, howmuchcover is celebrating today by giving its financial support to this worthy cause. 

We are donating 10% of all our new business commission generated in October 2007 to their campaign to help fight heart disease.

Here are some amazing facts about the heart and blood:

1. Your heart beats an average 100,000 times a day – a staggering 36.5 million times a year. By the time you reach 75 it will have beat more than 2.7 billion times.

2. The average heart pumps out around 5 litres of blood every minute. Regular physical activity improves the strength of the heart which helps to keep it healthy.

3. On average, your heart is the size of your clenched fist and weighs about 300 grams.

4. Your system of blood vessels – arteries, veins and capillaries – is up to 60,000 miles long. That’s long enough to go around the world more than twice.

So, by taking out an life insurance policy, critical illness policy or income protection insurance policy through howmuchcover us you will be helping others too.