Your day-to-day life is full of unexpected twists and turns and as a parent that increases hugely, but you eventually figure out your own unique method. Much like life insurance you find a unique set up that works for you.
Why do mums need life insurance?
There are many reasons why anyone might need life insurance –
- Help to protect your dependents
- Help to cover outstanding debts
- Help to cover funeral expenses
- Leaving a financial legacy
Life insurance is a practical and caring step towards locking in financial security for your family. It's not essential but can help to settle your mind and the minds of those around you.
Life insurance for single mums
Knowing that even when you’re not there for your children they’re financially supported, might be the main reason you’re thinking about getting life insurance.
Life insurance for stay-at-home mums
Life insurance for a stay-at-home mum can be like the forgotten ‘special’ blanket. It's the reassuring warmth that often goes unnoticed until you really need it. Life insurance is that dependable companion, ensuring that if the unexpected happens, the family won't have to face the storm alone. Life insurance allows the family to focus on healing without the added weight of financial concerns.
What type of life insurance do mums need?
There are a few different aspects in life insurance that you should consider before diving in.
Level cover
This is when however much you have chosen as cover you’ll get a pay out as a lump sum and that amount will not change during the term.
Decreasing cover
When you take out this kind of life insurance, you’ll typically take this out alongside something like a repayment mortgage or long term loan. You’ll still get paid out the cover amount, but it will decreases each month.
Increasing cover
This is similar to decreasing cover but the opposite way round. You’ll be paid the cover amount but each year it will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index. This will only happen if it does increase and is capped at 10%.
Joint cover
If you and your partner would like combined cover, you can take out a joint policy. This pays out once and won’t provide cover for the second person after the first person passes away.
We offer free parent life cover
And no, there’s no catch. To unlock our free parent life cover you need to simply sign up and you’re protected. You’ll receive:
- £15,000 cover
- Free cover for 12 months
- You need to be aged 18 to 66 to take it out
- Parents can apply for separate policies for each child under four
- You can have free parent life cover and one of our life insurance plans at the same time
Aviva life insurance
When you take out life insurance with us you can get cover for as little as £5 a month – the higher your cover amount the higher your monthly payments.
You get not only fantastic cover but also:
- Access to the Aviva DigiCare+ health and wellbeing app (provided by Square Health) at no extra cost, helping you enjoy life today. Be aware that this isn't part of your cover, and we can amend or remove this at any time
- Our cover is 5 star rated by Defaqto
- In 2023 we paid out 99.3% of life insurance claims, helping tens of thousands of customers through some of their most challenging times with payouts totalling more that £761.7m Footnote [1]
A big factor with our life insurance is that you can also take out critical illness cover alongside it. You’ll have two separate policies. The good thing about having two separate policies is a successful critical illness claim won’t affect your life insurance policy, which can still pay out if you pass away during the policy term.
