5 practical ways you can keep yourself safe from financial and insurance scams
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5 practical ways you can keep yourself safe from financial and insurance scams

Over the last couple of years, fraudsters have taken advantage of pandemic uncertainty to con thousands of people out of their hard-earned money. Data from UK Finance, the organisation that represents UK banks and financial services, has revealed that, in the first six months of 2021, nearly £754 million was stolen through fraud and scams….

Millions of UK adults don’t understand protection products – so here’s what you need to know
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Millions of UK adults don’t understand protection products – so here’s what you need to know

Do you know how life insurance, income protection, or Critical Illness cover works? If you don’t, you’re not alone. New research from a leading insurer has found that many UK adults do not fully understand financial protection products, with many confessing they have never even heard of certain types of cover. Understanding how insurance works…

Why saying “it won’t happen to me” is wrong and the stats to prove it
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Why saying “it won’t happen to me” is wrong (and the stats to prove it)

No one likes to think about death. It’s one of the main reasons why, when asked, people say that they don’t have any life insurance or other protection in place. Others say that it’s too expensive or that it doesn’t pay out (both myths, which we have looked at elsewhere). A common objection we hear…