It seems as though we Britons are a more charitable bunch than we realise – in a survey by Bright Grey earlier this month, half of UK adults would give a spare £10 to family. How many would put it towards life insurance though? Continue reading →

This week, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation released a report claiming that this minimum living standard now costs families a third more per year than it did just four years ago – around £5,000. Continue reading →

Interesting news for anybody seeking to buy life insurance at the moment – it appears that despite their apparent authority on the matter, many advisers are not bothering to recommend protection insurance to their customers. Continue reading →

With the new gender-neutral pricing plans only six months away, advisers have called on the UK’s insurance providers to release information on their updated price plans so that customers can get the best deals. Continue reading →

Are you under 35 right now? Are you currently single? Or do you and your partner have kids? If you answered yes to any of these, congratulations… you’re officially part of the most financially unprotected people in the UK. Continue reading →

Virtually everyone in the life insurance industry is working hard to implement the EU Gender Directive, the Europe-wide ruling that will make it illegal to charge men and women different premiums for life insurance. So much so, that Legal & General’s protection specialist Clare Harrop has claimed that it has ‘taken over everything’. Continue reading →

We’ve already discussed how parents need to be more aware of their financial commitments to their children these days, but further research paints an even bleaker picture. As little as 18% of new parents in the UK have taken steps to protect their income in case of death, an enquiry by Aviva this year has shown. Continue reading →