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What is Decreasing Life Insurance? Many of us rely on a mortgage to buy a home. But what would happen if you were no longer around? Could your partner afford the mortgage repayments by themselves? Would your family have to downsize? Having adequate Decreasing Life Insurance in place helps take away those concerns. It could ensure your family can stay in the home they love if you were to die during the length of the policy. This cover can cost you as little as £5 a month, when you buy through Sainsbury’s Bank, depending on the amount of cover you need. Why choose a life insurance policy through Sainsbury’s Bank? Protection by one of the UK’s largest life insurance...
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Decreasing Term Assurance Term insurance is the cheapest - and simplest - form of life insurance. You insure yourself for a set term - until a loan is paid off, for example. It doesn't contain any investment element - it simply promises to pay out if you die within the term. If you don't die within that time, you receive nothing. Term policies can either be level or decreasing. A level policy simply means the sum assured remains 'level throughout the term of the policy. If you die on the first day of the policy, you get exactly the same sum as you would if you died near the end of the policy. A decreasing term assurance policy on the other hand, will pay out more at the beginning of the...
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What is decreasing term life insurance and how it works? Decreasing Term life insurance is a policy where your cover amount goes down or ‘decreases’ over the policy term that you have chosen. Which in turn lowers the monthly premiums throughout the duration of the policy. This means that your premiums decrease – the price you pay doesn’t increase and will only go down as the policy progresses. If you do not pass away before the policy ends and you want to stay covered. You will need to take out another life insurance policy, and our advisors will discuss potential solutions to assist you. Why should I choose Decreasing Term Life Insurance? A decreasing term policy simply provides...
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Leave Mortgage Free Home Why would you buy decreasing term insurance? Decreasing term life insurance is one of the more popular life insurance policies offered. It is also known as mortgage protection life insurance. Decreasing term was designed to pay off your mortgage upon the death of the homeowner, or the person paying the mortgage if that is someone other than the owner of the home. A husband may put ownership of the home in the wife’s name but buy the decreasing term life insurance policy on his life as he is older and expects to die before his wife. Decreasing Term Insurance To Pay Off Mortgage Upon his death his wife will own a home free and clear. A parent may give a home to...
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An insurer, who refused to pay the claim of R277, 500 on a policy that was intended to settle the balance on a mortgage bond, has been ordered to do so by the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance, Judge Ron McLaren. The complainant and her husband obtained two policies from Nedgroup Life Assurance Company Limited to cover the outstanding balance of a bond over a property in the event of death or disability. The complainant’s husband passed away during 2015 and she claimed that the insured amounts under both policies. The insurer settled the outstanding bond balance in terms of policy Number 315 (sum assured R280, 000) and declined the claim under policy Number 601(sum assured R277, 500) on the...
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Life insurance is one of those topics that we don’t really want to think about. But whatever is happening in the world, the old saying: ‘nothing is certain in life but death and taxes’ is still true. And if you have loved ones and dependents, you do need to think about what happens to them when you die. But life insurance is confusing. So let’s look at some basics. There are two main types, whole of life and term.Whole of life lasts as long as you. Term lasts for a limited term, 25 years for example. Term policies are often cheaper for younger clients. There are also products such as mortgage life insurance, which may cover only your outstanding mortgage. Depending on your circumstances...
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Theory of decreasing responsibility The theory of decreasing responsibility is a life insurance philosophy that holds that individual financial responsibilities rise and then decline over the course of a lifetime and that life insurance amounts should reflect those changes. These responsibilities include paying consumer debts, mortgages, funding children's education and income replacement. It is promoted by proponents of term life insurance (as opposed to cash-value insurance ). Many financial responsibilities exist for a fixed time interval. Most mortgages cover a fixed number of years. Most children become independent adults. Further, most adults accumulate financial resources during...
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We work with a panel of leading insurers to help you find life and critical illness cover We have more than 37 years’ experience in the insurance sector We don’t charge a fee for our service We’re independent, impartial and will look for the policy that best suits your needs You’ll speak to a dedicated expert through the whole process What is Life Insurance In the UK, life expectancy rates have remained fairly static since 2015, with no significant improvement in health either. Whilst many of us hope to live healthy into our later lives, do you have in place the right measures to ensure if something were to happen, your family would be provided for? Life Insurance pays out a tax-free cash...
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Decreasing Term Life Insurance As you age and your life circumstances evolve, your life insurance needs will inevitably change as well. Your children will get older and become financially independent, and you will eventually pay off all of your major debts, including your home loan. As these events unfold, your life insurance needs will gradually decrease over time. This premise is the basis of a policy known as decreasing term life insurance, also called mortgage life insurance. A decreasing insurance life quote term will provide you with an estimate on the premiums associated with a policy whose death benefit diminishes over time. Decreasing Term Life Basics The death benefit, or the...
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