Life Insurance for Over 60s 2023

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When you are over 60 you can feel that the time is right to start getting life insurance in place. There can be a lot of reasons to take out life insurance and this reason will change the type of insurance that you need.

Best Income Protection for the Self Employed 2023

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When you are employed you can sometimes have security of income protection from your employer, or at the very least statutory sick pay. When you are self-employed you have nothing to give you that buffer of supporting income. That’s why income protection is probably more important for self-employed people, than anyone else.

Life Insurance for Politically Exposed Persons

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When you apply for life insurance insurers are always looking for any risks that could make you more likely to make a claim on an insurance policy. This is because they want to make sure that they fully understand things like your health, travel, job and sports that you do.

For a politically exposed person (PEP) there are some additional risks in the background that insurers want to keep an eye on. I am going to explain some of the key reasons that you might have found that getting life insurance isn’t easy.

Yacht Crew Income Protection

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A problem that we see some yacht crew members facing is that they don’t pay UK tax. For new income protection policies in the UK the insurer will want you to be paying UK tax. A lot of yacht crew get seafarers earning deduction and this can mean that many insurers will not be able to offer you income protection.

Can I Get Life Insurance After Breast Cancer 2023

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When you apply for life insurance in the UK, most insurers will ask if you have ever had cancer. This will then lead to some extra questions if you have had breast cancer. Some of these questions will be to you and some will be for your GP.