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Bank highlights major UK protection deficit

October 20, 2007 by admin  
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There is a £2.3 trillion protection gap in Britain, Sainsbury’s Bank said yesterday.

According to the high street bank, many people do not take out life cover with their mortgages and this is largely contributing to the deficit.

Clare Moyles, a spokesperson for the bank, said: “Anybody aged 18 plus with a family really needs to be thinking about protecting their family and protecting their mortgage.”

She added that it was not a priority on many people’s “agenda”.

The Association of British Insurers recently found that one in every three Brits is without life insurance and the same figure are uninsured through not renewing life cover for five years.

Furthermore, it revealed that between 2005 and 2006 people paid £41,168 million on life insurance premiums and £45,469 million on life insurance benefits.

Sainsbury’s Bank recently advised young people to shop around beyond their for a better deal on life insurance to avoid losing out on significant savings.

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