Compare Life Insurance: CompareAndCover.co.uk

Mon May 18, 2009, by Thomas Harrison
Service reviewed: CompareAndCover.co.uk life insurance comparison
Type of service: Free comparison of life insurance policies, in under 2 minutes
Verdict: YourFinanceCheckâ„¢ APPROVED

Introduction

At some point every family will have to deal with it: life insurance. Whether you're a young family or an older couple, investing in life insurance is a step the vast majority of people undertake sooner or later.
CompareAndCover.co.uk does not offer life insurances itself, but provides the service of comparing different life insurance providers on the market.
The following reviews life insurance basics, the service of CompareAndCover.co.uk, and finally the verdict.

Life Insurance

Life insurance is one of the easiest and most targeted financial products to provide your family and loved ones with either essential or additional monetary means, when, someday, you pass away. In that event, your life insurance will be paid - either in a single sum of money, or divided over multiple smaller payments.
The monthly premium you will have to pay for your life insurance depends on the payout or cover you desire, as well as other factors, such as personal health, gender and age, as any insurer has to insure its own investments. In order to get a life insurance policy that provides you with the required cover and is still affordable, it is recommended to adopt a healthy lifestyle, with less or no drinking, smoking and plenty of exercise.
Finally, since age is an important factor for insurers when determining your monthly premium, you should consider getting life insurance as soon as you're settled. Many people take out a life insurance policy when their first child is born.

The service: Comparing Life Insurance

Having reviewed life insurance basics, on to the product at hand: CompareAndCover.co.uk's life insurance comparison service. The service is basically a search engine in which you submit personal info (name, date of birth, whether you're a smoker or not) and your preferences towards life insurance (cover amount, policy type).
Once submitted, the service quickly provides you with a set of suitable insurers, offering products matching your query. While difficult to verify, the service claims to compare 95% of the UK life insurance market.
The process is actually quite straightforward and should take less than 2 minutes. If anything is unclear, their site features a Frequently Asked Questions section which answers common questions and problems (we did not run into any though).

The verdict

CompareAndCover.co.uk's life insurance comparison service is straightforward, fast (under 2 minutes), covers 95% of the market, and is easy to use. The results of any comparison query are presented in a clear and concise manner.
If you're shopping around for life insurance, you should consult CompareAndCover.co.uk's life insurance comparison service. Any financial decision should be preceded by good research, and CompareAndCover.co.uk made the first step just a lot easier!

You can access CompareAndCover.co.uk's service here:
Compare Life Insurance

CompareAndCover.co.uk's life insurance comparison service is APPROVED by YourFinanceCheckâ„¢!