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What does a Life Insurance broker do?
Life Insurance Brokers operate between you and the Life Insurance Company to find you the cheapest Life Insurance policy that matches your specification. They then organise the insurance on your behalf.
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- What do you need to know about Life Insurance?
- Life Insurance pays out a tax-free lump sum if you die; there is no investment value.
- Does Life Insurance have to be associated with a mortgage?
- No it does not. Many policies are used to provide additional financial security for the family.
- Should you include Terminal Illness Insurance?
- You probably won’t need to - most policies include Terminal Illness cover free of charge on all Life and Critical Illness policies.
- Should you include Critical Illness cover on your Life Insurance policy?
- You should certainly consider taking out Critical illness cover whether you combine it into your Life Insurance policy (which is by far the cheapest way to buy both insurances) or you take out separate policies (which gives you far more protection – see below).
- Should your policy be written “in Trust”?
- We believe that all Life policies should be written “in trust”.
The Financial Services Authority has said that it prefers the concept of fees rather than commission. However, VAT is charged on fees whereas there is no VAT on commission. So, on a like for like basis, commission works out cheaper. For this reason, the commission system is the norm for brokers operating through the Internet.
All Insurance Brokers are now regulated by the Financial Services Authority. If you want to read more about this we suggest you visit the Financial Services Authority’s web site at www.fsa.gov.uk
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