In the last few months, the news headlines have been dominated by the cost of living crisis. Supply chain issues following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have contributed to steep rises in the prices of food, fuel, and energy. Indeed, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the cost of food rose…
In the last decade, social media usage has skyrocketed across the world. Figures from Statista show that the UK was home to 57.1 million active social media users in January 2023 – that’s an incredible 84.4% of the population. While the likes of Facebook and Twitter have been around for years, newer entrants like TikTok…
Diabetes is a serious and growing health issue in the UK. According to figures from Diabetes UK, more than 4.3 million people in the UK live with diabetes. Additionally, 850,000 people could be living with diabetes who are yet to be diagnosed. Diabetes occurs when your blood glucose level is too high. It can happen…
When you decide to put life insurance in place, you do it because you want to make sure your loved ones will receive valuable financial support when you’re no longer around. However, if you don’t arrange your cover carefully, it can leave your beneficiaries with a headache, either because of the time taken to…
In recent months, you may have seen TV presenter Jonnie Irwin on television or talking in the press about his terminal cancer diagnosis. The A Place In The Sun host was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020 and shared his diagnosis publicly in November 2022. At that time, doctors told him that he may have…
One of the common misconceptions many people have about life insurance and other types of protection is that “insurers do everything they can to avoid paying out”. New figures from the official industry body firmly refute that myth, with the latest data showing that insurers paid almost £7 billion in protection claims in 2022 alone….
Taking out protection insurance gives you the peace of mind that you’ll benefit from financial support when the unexpected happens. However, just as you might regularly review your savings, pension or mortgage, it’s important to revisit your protection from time to time. That’s because new research has revealed that almost 13 million people in the…
Thanks to medical and safety advances, more and more people are living longer. Indeed, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), if you’re a 30-year-old man, your average life expectancy is 85 years, and there’s a 7.4% chance you’ll live to the age of 100. If you’re a 30-year-old woman, your average life expectancy…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Do you have any life insurance in place to protect you and your loved ones? If you don’t, research reveals that you’re not alone. A study by Direct Line revealed that, while 3 in 5 UK adults agree that life insurance is important for protecting their family, just…
Your mortgage is likely to be the biggest financial commitment you ever make. And, when you use your home as security for a loan, failing to keep up repayments can have devastating consequences for you and your family. So, ensuring that your mortgage is protected should anything happen to you or your partner is a…
