No one is immune to the risk of illness and accidents You might think this may not happen to you (and, of course, we hope it doesn’t), but it’s important to recognise that no one is immune to the risk of illness and accidents.

Minimise the financial impact on you and your loved ones We never think a critical illness is going to happen to us, especially when we feel fit and healthy, but it can and does. If the worst does happen, it’s important to make sure you’re financially protected against the impact a critical illness could have on you […]

Guaranteed financial protection that lasts for the rest of your life As the name suggests, whole-of-life insurance policies are ongoing policies that pay out when you die, whenever that is. Because it’s guaranteed that you’ll die at some point (and therefore that the policy will have to pay out), these policies are more expensive than […]

The most basic type of life insurance With term life insurance, you choose the amount you want to be insured for and the period for which you want cover. This is the most basic type of life insurance. If you die within the term, the policy pays out to your beneficiaries. If you don’t die […]

Helping dependants to cope financially in the event of your premature death It may be the case that not everyone needs life insurance (also known as ‘life cover’ and ‘death cover’). But if your children, partner or other relatives depend on your income to cover the mortgage or other living expenses, then the answer is […]

Structuring your affairs efficiently means starting the correct planning early enough Inheritance tax (IHT) is payable by some people who, for the most part, could have avoided it. If you want your estate to go to your loved ones with the minimum amount of IHT payable, you should obtain professional advice. There are currently a […]

Funding a pension shortfall or meeting an unexpected expense Rising incomes and savings pots among UK families are masking a widening gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’, the latest Aviva Family Finance Report reveals. The last six months have seen the typical family’s income reach its highest point since March 2012. Better savings habits […]

Visualising your financial future In order to develop your financial plan, you need clarity over your goals, your objectives and your motivations. Cash flow modelling illustrates what might happen to your finances in the future, and enables you to plan to ensure that you make the most of your money to achieve your financial objectives.

Significant structural changes introduced from 6 April 2017 Permanent non-dom tax status will be abolished from 6 April 2017. The reform does not eliminate the tax status, but individuals who have lived in the UK for 15 of the past 20 years will lose the right to claim it.

Widening void between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ Rising incomes and savings pots among UK families are masking a widening gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’, the latest Aviva Family Finance Report reveals. The last six months have seen the typical family’s income reach its highest point since March 2012. Better savings habits also […]