Life insurance can give you, and your most precious the security that comes from knowing your financial future is safe should the worst happen.
This cover can also be utilised by companies to protect their long-term future should something happen to a key member of staff.
Finding the right cover can be tricky and time consuming, that’s why we believe in trying to make the buying process as simple as possible. We do this by making sure our employees really know the products they advise on. Their knowledge becomes your buying power.
Using Security Insured as your broker means you will receive a personal service. Our focus isn’t on streamlining processes but rather on spending our time getting to know what matters most to you in order to provide you as a client with the best products at great value, always tailored to your needs.
Choosing an independent broker like Security Insured means that you will receive impartial advice. We are not tied to either any group of insurers or individual providers. When you instruct us to quote or act as your brokers you will have the reassurance that we are only looking out for your best interests.
When you approach us, we will act as your agents and are here to look exclusively after your best interests. Our staff are all trained professionals and will never need to use a call script. Security Insured are traditional insurance brokers and we do not operate from a call centre environment. Wherever possible we will meet our clients face to face. All our sales are advised and we pride ourselves in the ability to tailor cover and cost to suit all our client’s needs.
We recognise that the cost of insurance is a major concern for all clients.
Our job, as your insurance advisor, is to put all the options in front of you and explain why some policies may be more costly than others. Some clients feel insurance is a necessary evil and only want the most basic of covers whilst other want to ensure every angle is covered.
We work for you and whilst we will advise you on what covers are suitable, you will be given the choice to select the cover that is right for you.
This type of Protection is designed to protect what matters most – you and your family. The cover can be designed to protect anything for a mortgage liability through to your children’s futures. There are a range of different levels of cover available, the big 3 are Life Cover, Critical Illness Cover and Income Protection.
This type of Protection is designed to protect the business interests of the shareholders, the key personal and its employees. One of the biggest risks to any company is the loss of key individuals which forces uncertainty. This protection is designed to ensure your business can recover as quick as possible. The cover provided stretches from Key Man Cover, Share Protection, Business Loan Protection and Relevant Life Cover.
The idea behind Business Protection is to look at one of the main risks that businesses face: what happens when you lose an Owner, Director or Key member of your team due to death or ill health? Many businesses have lengthy plans for events such as fire drills but have never considered what impact losing someone at the business could have. This can be very costly, and unfortunately can lead to many businesses being forced into liquidation. Having the right Business Protection in place can ensure your company continues without financial difficulties. The Type of protection needed depends on your circumstances, the main areas of cover are:
This is often referred to as the policy Term or Duration. Generally, the Term is linked with your specific needs such as your mortgage duration, child dependency or retirement age. You can also choose to have a ‘Whole of Life’ policy which has no expiry, this runs until the day you pass away no matter how many years that may be. This type of cover is often used to provision for funeral costs or IHT bills (inheritance tax).
It depends on the policy type selected at application stage. Premiums can be ‘guaranteed’ and remain fixed throughout the duration of the policy OR the premiums can be ‘reviewable’ which means the premium can change during your review dates (typically every 5 years).
This depends on the insurance provider and policy type. Certain policy types such as Term Assurance can be linked to inflation and is often tracked by RPI (Retail Price Index). This ensures the value of the policy does not erode over time and provides the value of cover you intended at the start of the policy if a claim is made. It is important to understand that if you choose to increase your cover the premium would also increase.
The general stance taken by insurers is if a person has smoked or used any type of nicotine such as cigarettes or cigars or nicotine replacement products including patches, gum and E-Cigarettes (depending on nicotine levels).
Simple! Speak to one of our advisors, they can provide expert insurance advice and help tailor a policy exactly to your needs ensuring you have the most suitable cover: this can range from the right type of policy(s), amount and duration of cover and source the right insurer considering your personal circumstances and overall answer any question you have to ensure you have total peace of mind in the cover you have.
To get advice please call 0800 7797 880 or complete the “Request a Quote” form on our website.
This depends on the insurer, most have online interactive questionnaires about your current and past health and lifestyle. You may be able to receive and instant decision or there may be a requirement for further medical evidence such as a Doctor’s report or Nurse Medical Screening. By using an Advisor this process can be broken down step by step and offer you peace of mind the process has been completed correctly and remove and doubt about the policy.
Most policies are medically underwriting and acceptance is dependent on each insurer’s underwriting philosophy. An application may be declined due to current or past health issues or lifestyle based activities such as hazardous pursuits or travel. If you are unable to obtain a medically underwriting policy, you can consider an Over 50’s policy, which does provide guaranteed acceptance with an initial exclusion period (consider it a qualifying period). However, if you die as a result of an illness during this period your family would typically be refunded the premiums plus some additional benefit (insurer dependent).
Potentially, every insurer views different medical conditions and personal circumstances in their own unique way, this refers to the insurer’s underwriting philosophy and where one insurer has declined cover another maybe able to offer cover. It is important to remember that this may not be the case every time as the decision rests on your disclosures.
An Advisor can take this burden away and use the experience and knowledge on which insurer best suits your needs.
We provide Advice & Recommendations for Non-investment protection contracts from a range of insurers.
Yes, we can use whichever insurer we choose and have links to all the mainstream insurance providers plus a range of specialist insurance providers.
None! We do not charge a fee for our services at any point in time. We are paid a commission by the insurance provider. This does not influence which insurer we use as we always keep our clients interest at heart above everything else.
Most insurance policies in the UK are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Typically, insurance advice and arrangement is covered up to 90% of the claim without any upper limit. Therefore, in the unlikely situation an insurer suffers bankruptcy you are covered by the FSCS free of charge. Further details can be found at http://www.fscs.org.uk/what-we-cover/products
