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Skin Disorders and Life Insurance

Worried a skin disorder will affect life insurance?

From psoriasis to melanoma, we explain what insurers look for and how to get the best cover.

Life Insurance with Addison’s Disease

Diagnosed with Addison’s and worried about life cover?

You’ve got options.

We’ll check every insurer and find the best one — before you even apply.

Income Protection for Accountants in Ireland

Self-employed or PAYE accountant?

Protect your income with tax-deductible cover that pays you monthly if you can’t work.

No BS advice.

No pressure.

First-Time Buyer Glossary Ireland (2025) | Jargon Buster

Buying your first home?

This plain-English glossary breaks down all the confusing bank speak — from AIP and LTV to mortgage protection and structural surveys — so you can buy with confidence (and without needing a translator).

Life Insurance Exclusions Ireland 2025 | What’s Covered & What’s Not

Think life insurance always pays out?

Not quite.

Learn about the only real exclusion in Ireland — and what to watch out for on serious illness and income protection.

Life Insurance with Back Pain

Back pain won’t usually affect your life insurance, but income protection is a different story.

Here's what insurers look for and how to get cover without drama.

Zurich Life Income Protection Review (2025)

Thinking about Zurich Life for your income protection?

We break down their top benefits — including early intervention, hospital cover, and salary top-ups — and compare them to Aviva, Royal London, and more so you can choose with confidence.




Irish Life Mortgage Protection Review 2025

Looking at Irish Life for mortgage protection?

Here's an honest 2025 review covering prices, extras like illness cover, and how they compare to other insurers in Ireland.

Can you Combine Mortgage Protection and Life Insurance on one Policy?

You’re probably buzzing about your new home – but before you pop the champagne, make sure you’re not handing your life insurance payout straight to the bank.

Here’s how to avoid the most common mortgage protection mistake in Ireland.

Mortgage Life Insurance with Kidney Disease

Think you’re uninsurable because of kidney disease?

You’re not.

Whether it’s CKD, PKD, or a transplant — we’ve helped people just like you get covered.

No sugar-coating, no nonsense. Just proper advice from people who knows how underwriters think.

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