‘Simple steps’ to save money on premiums

November 7, 2007 by admin  
Filed under News, News-Insurance

There are simple ways of reducing the money paid out on insurance premiums, an industry expert has explained.

According to LifeSearch, there are five principal steps in cutting back on unnecessary spending on life cover.

It lists these as, shopping around, switching existing insurer, acting early, quitting smoking and considering family income benefit.

LifeSearch suggests that now is an excellent time to buy , as premiums are at their lowest for several years, with the price of cover falling by over 40 per cent in the past five years.

“If you can decide which product you should have on the grounds of one factor, such as price, then websites which compare that factor must be a good thing…So if you know exactly what you want, and you are right, comparison sites and aggregators can be useful, ” said Tom Baigrie, managing director of LifeSearch.

One particularly useful piece of advice for those considering life cover could be to buy it as soon as possible, as the price goes up the older you are.

Tags: Financial services, Insurance, life insurance, finance, product, unnecessary spending

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