Take your time over life insurance

Tue, 12 Sep 2006

The process of buying life insurance is becoming more and more easy. Either through a quick online enquiry or a phone call, within half an hour your life could be insured. However, the ease of signing up for a policy has a flip-side – have you chosen the most suitable type of life insurance to suit your needs? The complex small print on a life insurance policy, whilst easy to ignore, could leave your family in deep trouble.

When choosing life insurance, it is essential to remember that life insurance products are one of the most complicated products on the market. There are numerous different types of life insurance cover that are designed to benefit dependants should a policyholder perish. Some policies are designed specifically to payout on a home loan, whilst others are designed to offset the burden of inheritance tax. There are a number of potential pitfalls and hazards when choosing life insurance, and that’s why seeking the advice on an independent financial adviser (IFA) can be essential. For instance, choosing a level-term life assurance policy in order to help with inheritance tax could prove a costly mistake.

Remember, those who have bought life insurance direct from the insurer may not have a complaint upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) should the cover prove unsuitable.
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