The Lion Life Insurance Blog

High there

So I guess you’re here because you (or a friend) smoke weed or have done so in the past.

And you’re wondering whether you should disclose this on your application form.

Am I right?

You'll be in the bank when they hit you with the big one: if you don't go with Life Insurance indexation, you'll leave your family with less money than you intended to.

They'll face a life of poverty.

Ending up sweeping chimneys and begging for scraps on the streets.

Okay, so I'm exaggerating – but the guilt trip is a mean trick for the bank to play on you.

Life Insurance indexation might seem like a good – even necessary – thing to add to your policy, but is it really in your best interest?

There are two ways to skin this particular cat.

I could go through the reasons why a single person without kids would need cover:

- mortgage
- bills
- funeral costs
- student loan debt/private student loans
- credit card debt

But instead, I'll go through the types of life insurance options available to everyone and drill down on why they could be useful if you are single.

I am starting with my favourite and the cover that EVERYONE should have regardless of whether they are single or have children.

The income protection deferred period is important.

Shorter deferred periods mean a higher premium.

But is a longer deferred period a waste of money?

Not many people know this, but we've been a life insurance broker in Tullamore since 1997.

Remember Talbot's Shop?

Mrs Talbot used to sell all sorts of sweets in quarter bags - you could call her the original Mrs McGuire.

Well, we bought Talbot's shop way back in 1997 and have been serving Tullamore ever since - that's a quarter of a century providing life insurance products to the local community in Tullamore!

Pension Term Assurance is a valuable tool for ensuring your family's financial security while taking advantage of tax savings.

For business owners, it’s an effective way to provide peace of mind without a heavy financial burden.

Income protection provides regular payments to replace lost income if you're unable to work due to illness or injury.

Serious illness cover pays a lump sum upon diagnosis of a specified critical illness.

But which is better?

TL DR It's Income Protection ALL DAY LONG

Cohabiting couple.

It’s surely the unsexiest way of referring to living with your other half. Second possibly only to ‘living in sin’ – but even that has a certain ring to it, doesn’t it?

And sure, you might be perfectly happy in your unwedded bliss – but you do need to consider certain ramifications when it comes to tax.

Are you:

struggling to understand funeral insurance
worried you're going to put the wrong cover in place
fed up trying to make sense of different quotes

If so, this article will help clear things up.

Some people find it difficult to see the value of life insurance if there is no payout on death.

And I could bang on about things like peace of mind and the value of knowing your loved ones are ok should the worst happen

But instead, let's look at what I call living benefits of life insurance (or what you can get while you're still above ground)