Sun Awareness Week, Skin Cancer & Cancer Life Insurance
The 3rd– 9th May marks Sun Awareness Week, an annual campaign ran by the British Association of Dermatologists. Marking the start of summer and the need for more information being readily available around sun awareness, people are encouraged to get involved in any way they can. The key is raising more awareness around sun protection […]
Life Insurance for Dangerous Occupations
Do I need specialist life insurance for my profession? Having a profession that is deemed “dangerous” or “hazardous” is probably more common than you would think. When it comes to taking out a life insurance policy, you will be asked to disclose your profession at the application stage, to ensure you are covered if your […]
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: Life Insurance & Making a Claim
If you’re anything like us, you’ll love a good ITV drama. The latest offering, ‘The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe’, told the story of married couple John and Anne Darwin. In the four-part drama, which aired this week starring Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan and Mark Stanley, John Darwin faked his own death to claim […]
Diabetes Care & Covid Disruption
The last two years have been incredibly difficult for people with pre-existing medical conditions due to the nature of the pandemic. With no one knowing how badly Covid-19 would affect people who already suffer from a health condition, many were advised to shield and protect themselves from the virus as best they can. Now that […]
Spring Clean your finances with The Insurance Surgery
With the clocks springing forward, the sun making a welcome appearance and Easter eggs lining the supermarket shelves, Spring has officially arrived. Spring brings along with it a lot to be thankful for – the longer, lighter nights as you leave work to sun rather than darkness, sunny weekends to get out and about with […]
The cost of living and why you need life insurance
It’s been dubbed by many as “the year of the squeeze” – 2022 is set to be one of the most expensive years we’ve seen. Yet, with the burden of costs as energy prices rise and the economic climate we’re in post-pandemic, it’s still so important to take out a life insurance policy, or keep […]
Britsh Heart Foundation: Dechox
What is Dechox? Dechox is a campaign organised by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) that challenges people to give up chocolate for the month of March to raise money for heart research. Here are some statistics and figures related to the Dechox campaign in the UK: Participation Rates: Since its launch in 2015, thousands of […]