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Published on December 14th, 2011no comments

Having always been an advocate of the fixed rate mortgage since buying my first home some twenty two years ago, I have only recently reached the end of a five year fixed-rate mortgage which, in retrospect wasn’t the best deal I have ever signed up for. Although the interest rate was not stupidly expensive it certainly meant that I wasn’t as well off as I could’ve been for a number of years, although I have to remind myself that the reason I elected to fix the costs was just in case the costs of borrowing sky rocketed leaving me with an unaffordable mortgage and the potential for repossession. What I have done, however, is to change the things I can change and decided that the mortgage was a thing that I couldn’t change so I wouldn’t cry over spilt milk. The comparison websites that dominate every advert break truly hand control of people’s money back to the people and I love the democratic way that the masses can vote with their feet and walk away from companies that they deem to be too expensive and move to companies that appear to be more welcoming, at least initially that is. I am aware that these companies do seem to lay on the charm to entice people into their lair after which they will try to increase the costs for the unsuspecting, but I intend to move my business to a new home when I begin to feel that they are trying to take me to the financial cleaners. I regularly sit down and review all my finances by logging on and getting a quote for life insurance on a website called life insurance compare and check to see if my electricity and gas suppliers haven’t altered their tariffs to a rate that benefits them rather than me.

Source: http://lifeinsurancecompare.uk.com/blog/2011/12/14/i-found-site-called-life-insurance-compare-and-saved-loads/

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I found that I was paying too much for my life insurance when I made an online comparison using the Life Insurance Compare website

Published on December 9th, 2011no comments

Like most people I find balancing the household finances at the end of the month a struggle. With three children all under eight and me not in full time work we need to watch every penny and I have become adept at making the money last and would be described by the popular press as a “Thrifty Mum”. I am probably not alone when I’m not only able to list all of my direct debits but also able to say the amounts I pay each week for each of them and the day they come out of our bank account. The control this gives me allows me to avoid worrying too much as I couldn’t cope with the thought of not being able to do so and the crisis I would be in would threaten everything I and my husband have worked together for. I have become very canny at looking out for offers and religiously cut vouchers out of the newspaper and keep an eye out for when the deals are on at the local Tesco supermarket. One of the most helpful ways of saving money I’ve come across in recent years is to use the comparison websites to make sure that you aren’t paying a penny more than you have to on your household bills. I used the life insurance compare website and saved a fortune. I also checked to see if our buildings and contents insurance can be bought cheaper than we have it already. Changing electricity and gas suppliers is always worth considering as they tend to put up prices for people who don’t switch providers like the banks and building societies do for those who don’t move their money to the best savings accounts. I believe that we can save about one month’s salary a year by switching or threatening to switch suppliers. Sometime purely mentioning the fact that you are about to change provider to your existing provider will mean that they will drop their price by a huge margin. Its well worth trying, the alternative is too awful to contemplate.

Source: http://www.lifeinsurancecompare.uk.com/blog/2011/12/09/i-found-i-was-paying-too-much-my-life-insurance-when-i-made-online-comparison-using-life-insurance-compare-website/

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I spent about an hour looking for genuine online life cover quotes, at last I found a genuine site called Life Insurance Compare, about time!

Published on December 7th, 2011no comments

I have used the same insurance broker ever since I had my first car and I needed to arrange cover. They always seemed to work very hard trying to get me the most competitive premiums and the process seemed to take an hour or so and I would always walk away with a hand written cover note and a feeling that it was very expensive but I had the best deal I could get. Looking back on those days, the trust I had in the staff in that office was based on nothing other than blind faith combined with the hope that if I thought it sounded absurdly expensive I might try the insurance broker along the road. Although having already taken an hour or more to get the insurance sorted out, the last thing I would want to do is to go through the entire process again and waste my entire day off. These days of course, like virtually everyone, I no longer use an insurance broker. I use the online comparison sites and the rest of the population probably use the telephone. The online process is so advanced these days that, rather than taking half an hour, the time need to obtain a quotation is now down to 10 minutes and every form and cover notes are generated on a PDF file which arrived in your inbox within seconds. Whilst you’re on the website the system provides the facility to obtain other financial products as, from the comparisons site point of view, why stop with car insurance? Within minutes I found a site called life assurance cover comparison I, arranged travel insurance and arrange a hire car to pick you up from the airport. The freedom the system allows is key, as you can access for your self a list of premiums and see for yourself how much cheaper one insurance company is over another.

Source: http://www.lifeassurancecover.uk.com/blog/2011/12/07/i-spent-about-hour-looking-genuine-online-life-cover-quotes-last-i-found-genuine-site-called-life-insurance-compare-about-time/

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I found I saved over £215 pa using the Mortgage Protection Insurance website

Published on November 25th, 2011no comments

I have used the same insurance broker ever since I had my first car and I needed to arrange cover. They always seemed to work very hard trying to get me the most competitive premiums and the process seemed to take an hour or so and I would always walk away with a hand written cover note and a feeling that it was very expensive but I had the best deal I could get. Looking back on those days, the trust I had in the staff in that office was based on nothing other than blind faith combined with the hope that if I thought it sounded absurdly expensive I might try the insurance broker along the road. Although having already taken an hour or more to get the insurance sorted out, the last thing I would want to do is to go through the entire process again and waste my entire day off. These days of course, like virtually everyone, I no longer use an insurance broker. I use the online comparison sites and the rest of the population probably use the telephone. The online process is so advanced these days that, rather than taking half an hour, the time need to obtain a quotation is now down to 10 minutes and every form and cover notes are generated on a PDF file which arrived in your inbox within seconds. Whilst you’re on the website the system provides the facility to obtain other financial products as, from the comparisons site point of view, why stop with car insurance? Within minutes I found a site called Mortgage Protection Insurance comparison I, arranged travel insurance and arrange a hire car to pick you up from the airport. The freedom the system allows is key, as you can access for your self a list of premiums and see for yourself how much cheaper one insurance company is over another.

Source: http://mortgageprotectioninsurance.uk.com/blog/2011/11/25/i-spent-about-hour-looking-genuine-online-life-cover-quotes-last-i-found-genuine-site-called-mortgage-protection-insuranceukcom-about-time/

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Always make sure you get a life insurance comparison before buying

Published on November 18th, 2011no comments

I have used the same insurance adviser ever since I had my first motorcycle and I needed to arrange cover. They always seemed to work very hard trying to get me the most competitive premiums and the process seemed to take an hour or so and I would always walk away with a hand written cover note and a feeling that it was very expensive but I had the best deal I could get. Looking back on those days, the trust I had in the staff in that office was based on nothing other than blind faith combined with the hope that if I thought it sounded absurdly expensive I might try the insurance broker along the road. Although having already taken an hour or more to get the insurance sorted out, the last thing I would want to do is to go through the entire process again and waste my entire day off. These days of course, like virtually everyone, I no longer use an insurance broker.

I use the online comparison sites and the rest of the population probably use the telephone. The online process is so advanced these days that, rather than taking half an hour, the time need to obtain a quotation is now down to 10 minutes and every form and cover notes are generated on a PDF file which arrived in your inbox within seconds. Whilst you’re on the website the system provides the facility to obtain other financial products as, from the comparisons site point of view, why stop with car insurance? Within minutes you can get a life insurance comparison. Arrange travel insurance and arrange a hire car to pick you up from the airport. The freedom the system allows is key, as you can access for your self a list of premiums and see for yourself how much cheaper one insurance company is over another.

Source: http://www.lifeinsurancecomparison.uk.com/blog/2011/11/17/always-make-sure-you-get-life-insurance-comparison-buying/

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Permanent Health Cover is also referred to as Permanent Health Insurance or PHI

Published on November 10th, 2011no comments

It was when I purchased my first home at the age of 23 that I first met a financial adviser who arranged my mortgage and told me that I would require life insurance and buildings and contents insurance which all seemed like pretty standard stuff to me as this is what most of my friends had. Five years later when I arranged my next mortgage this time through a building society I contacted the same fellow and he upped my life cover but told me that it would be prudent to take out some permanent health cover. Initially it aroused my suspicion as I’d never heard of it before, but he went on to explain that should I fall ill or become incapacitated it would pay me a proportion of my wages until I retired which seemed to make an awful lot of sense and I thought at the time why on earth had he not mentioned it the last time we met. Since then some of my friends have taken this out and we have discussed just how reassuring we find it, knowing that whatever happens the cover is there should anything unexpected happen. I find it crazy that so few people are aware this type of insurance exists, especially without an income as I literally cannot afford to pay for anything and although I would probably get some money from he state it’s not a great deal and my lifestyle as I know it will end on the day I fall ill.

Source: http://www.permanenthealthcover.com/blog/2011/11/10/permanent-health-cover-also-referred-permanent-health-insurance-or-phi/

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Use technology to your advantage by getting a Life Insurance Comparison online

Published on November 8th, 2011no comments

I work in a solicitor’s office in the centre of one of he most thriving and bustling cities in Britain. My job is extremely varied and one day never seems to be repeated as we move from project to project all of which have different requirements, different venues and they will almost inevitably demand huge amounts of time and long hours. I travel everywhere with my laptop. It is provides everything I need to make a good living, from mobile office to media centre and it’s my accountant and bank manager. It also allows me to do the things that most other people might do during the day at a time that’s convenient for me. I can log on and pay bills, buy a car or even get a life insurance comparison.

As technology moves on to become more and more user friendly, the opportunities it will open up for us all will mean that all our lives will embrace the computer and the internet. Computers were once the preserve of the mathematically brilliant few, now most people have a smart phone capable communicating with satellites whilst simultaneously booking a table in a restaurant in New York. With the advent of the next generation of computers, fast broadband and 4G mobiles all of which will arrive in our shops in the next few weeks those trying to anticipate the likely impact on the average person it will be hard placed to predict where we will all be in just a few years time.

Source: http://business-salesnservice.co.uk/use-technology-to-your-advantage-by-getting-a-life-insurance-comparison-online

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