death benefits

Benefits also include family carer, recuperation and trauma support as well as death benefit and terminal illness payment.

British Friendly is the first provider to include a death benefit for both its new and existing income protection (IP) policies, which is paid following the death of an insured policyholder.

Ian Jefferies looks at how advisers can help an increasing number of clients to mitigate estate planning and inheritance tax liabilities through protection policies

Ageas Protect has added family bereavement support to a range of its protection policies.

Mercer Employee Benefits is to defend itself at the High Court later this year after a hotel group filed a £250,000 claim for breach of contract.

HMRC has created a new form and telephone helpline for people who need to make contact about tax and bereavement.

Cuna Mutual has agreed a partnership with Golden Charter to provide index linked funeral plans.

Aegon has published a guide to State bereavement payments that will be issued with all death claim packs.

Half the life insurance claims received by Scottish Provident last year were made for those under 55 years old, the insurer has revealed.