Whole of Life

A fifth (22%) of people fund their funerals through life insurance policies, research by Royal London has found.

Payingtoomuch has warned that the Ebola Virus could adversely impact new life insurance policies if the virus became more easily transmitted.

A campaign encouraging parents to make plans for their children's inheritance should they die prematurely has been launched by the Childhood Bereavement Network and is sponsored by insurer Ellipse.

Uncertainty and a large number of options have been highlighted in case studies as a survey by Topcashback shows the majority of consumers are still failing to take out life insurance.

Funeral plan provider Avalon has announced an agreement with SunLife to add a Fixed Monthly Payment option to the three core funeral plans offered to UK customers.

For the fifth consecutive quarter optimism improved among life insurers, amid a rise in profitability and business volumes, research has found.

Customers are willing to buy but often do not appreciate the differences between buying Life Insurance and other Insurance products, the Cover Forum was told.

Pre-tax profit at Saga dropped by £60m in the six months to 31 July 2014 with IPO costs totalling £50.8m.

Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions, the mortgage and insurance network, has added Engage Mutual's over 50s life cover to its protection panel.

Thousands of UK adults are risking their heart health because they don't know the warning signs for coronary heart disease (CHD), a poll has found.