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One of the UK’s biggest life insurance companies recently pointed out that only 1% of life insurance policies are written in trust. This should not be the case - and in this article we explain why.

By having your policy “Written in Trust”, it means that if a claim is made, the beneficiaries named on the policy receive the payout directly. If you’re not in the know, then you could be forgiven for not understanding the significance of this. The life insurance companies, however, should know better.

If the life insurance policy is “Written in Trust”, the payout in the event of a claim will not be subject to inheritance tax because it never becomes part of your legal estate. The following figures explain how it works.

Mr Smith’s wife died a few years ago, so he wants his two sons to inherit his estate. He owns his home which has a current market value of

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Each day some survives medical conditions due to degrading changes in the economy. The problem may be related to price rises, decrease in coverage, and so forth. Due to the forever increases in sales of coffins, burial services, and other necessities that come along with death, it is virtually impossible to be buried for less than 20 grand. Mortgage is another area of increases that has put many families under. Most mortgages today will cost anywhere from 50 grand and up. If the homeowner falls ill during the course of that mortgage and has no coverage, then not only will he suffer illness, he will suffer loss of home. Nowadays, it is critical to get Critical Illness Coverage since times are changing for the worst.

To learn more about Critical Illness Coverage and what you will require, it’s best to sit down and estimate the amount of coverage needed, the price affordable to you, and why you need Critical Illness Coverage. If you feel that you are excluded from Critical Illness then you had better think again, since statistics are showing that millions of people everyday is suffering from chronic illnesses. Cancer, AIDS, heart attacks, strokes and many other illnesses are taking lives, and at anytime, anyone is subject to meet illness or disease due to chemicals and other pollutants in the air. Furthermore, none of us can say when the day comes that we fall victim of an accident and/or an incident. Terrorist attacks (GOD FORBID), predatory attacks, car accidents, and many other related incidents and accidents can befall anyone at anytime.

In addition, if you own a home you must estimate the costs, repayments, payoff, and overdrafts, which if you befall to illness, then who will pay your dues? Credit cards, personal loans, and any other secured or unsecured loans should also be considered when considering insurance coverage. How much recovery costs will be if you should fall ill? Do you have money saved to cover the costs if you are out of work for longer than a few weeks? Is your health insurance policy adequate to cover your medical needs, including inpatient, outpatient, in-home care, mental ills, and so forth? What is the cost that your family members will pay to visit you at the hospital (forbid) if you should fall ill? Will your family need lodging money, travel fees, food and other necessities for visiting you? Will you need physical retraining after you are treated for your illness?

There are many factors one must consider when applying for insurance. Many Critical Illness Policies will cover physical retrains, including vacations to enhance recoveries from illness, swim club fees if necessary for recovery, and other fees, including in-home care. You will also need to consider co-payments on health insurance, and medical costs entirely. If your health insurance policy is inadequate, you may find yourself paying out of pocket, the expenses to be treated for inpatient care.

You will need to know how Critical Illness can help your family and self, as well as the expenses of surgeries if they are needed. Some operations require procedures, such as “physiotherapy” and “occupational therapy.” What will you pay out of pocket to cover the fees that your health insurance will not cover? Some insurance policies also have “waiting lists,” making it recovery linger.

In-home patient care may also be needed. Do you have coverage that will provide you the care you need if you fall sick? Wheelchairs, ramps, elevators, and other necessary equipment may be needed if you fall ill and these expenses can reach up to thousands of dollars. Therefore, you will need coverage that will help you out when times are hard. Critical Illness Coverage offers comprehensive plans that cover more than “20″ illnesses and disease, as well as offering hope for policyholders that fall ill and need in-home care, money to pay mortgage, and so forth. The family and spouse can rest knowing that if you fall ill and (forbid) should die, then they will have the money needed to give you sufficient burial, plus payoff any debts owed.

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Recent stories in the press have again lambasted the insurers over critical illness insurance. The core problem is that a critical illness claim is not as straightforward as, for example, a claim under life insurance. With life insurance it’s going to be hard for the insurance company to argue that you’re not dead!

By their very nature, critical illness claims are much more complicated. The insurer will need to satisfy itself that the claim is validated in three key areas before it meets the claim: -

Has the illness been correctly diagnosed?

Is the confirmed illness included in the schedule of insured critical illnesses covered by the policy?

Did the policyholder fully disclose their medical history and current state of health on their original application form?

On the first point, it’s obviously in the policyholder’s interest to verify the medical diagnosis - so there’s rarely ever any conflict between the insurance company and the policyholder on that issue. It’s the next two areas which the insurer needs to validate, where conflicts seem arise.

With constant development in the medical knowledge, from time to time there can be some situations where validation falls into a grey area - a policyholder will argue that their specific illness is insured whereas the insurer will argue that it isn’t. Insurance companies are aware of this problem and they often change the wording in their policies in an attempt to clarify the scope of the cover and eliminate areas for dispute. Nevertheless, disputes do happen all too frequently and sparks fly when a policyholder thinks his illness is covered but the insurer disagrees.

A case in point comes before the Courts shortly. Mr Hawkins from Staffordshire is suing Scottish Provident for

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