Why families need protection against life’s unexpected events

Life insurance can be the financial buffer that stops a painful bereavement also becoming a financial tragedy. A payout from a policy could help your family keep a roof over their heads and cover the household bills if you were no longer around. But it’s just one of the many types of policy that can protect families from life’s unexpected and unfortunate events.

How would your family manage financially if you were diagnosed with a critical, life-threatening illness? Figures from Macmillan and the British Heart Foundation show around a thousand people a day receive a diagnosis of cancer and nearly two hundred thousand suffer heart attacks every year in the UK.

How would you pay the bills if you were sick or injured and couldn’t work? If the unexpected were to happen, how would you and your family manage financially? Coping with a long-term illness or injury can be stressful enough without the added pressure of money worries. Taking out an income protection plan offers peace of mind and security for your family.

According to the Association of British Insurers¹, in 2017 there were 26.9m individual life insurance, critical illness and income protection policies in force. Insurers paid an average of £9.9m in life assurance, critical illness or income protection claims every day.

We can help you get the protection you need 

With hundreds of policies available on the market, the choice can seem confusing. We can help by analysing your needs and assessing the type of policy and the level of cover that’s right for you and your family circumstances.

1 Association of British Insurers, 2017