LV= introduces early payment on death claims

This will be automatically offered to all claimants who qualify to help ease the initial financial burden on families during a difficult and emotional time. The early payment was introduced in support of work carried out by the Protection Distributors Group on its Funeral Pledge. It covers all death claims on life products with the exception of policies written under pension rules and "Family Income Benefit" plans. Justin Harper, head of protection policy at LV= said: "LV= understands that the point at which someone will look to make a claim on their life insurance is likely to be ...