Our articles offer tips and guidance on all things life insurance – whether you're looking for ways to keep your premiums low, or you're starting a family and considering getting cover.
All about life insurance
Our articles tell you everything you need to know about life insurance, including how it works, and how to identify the type of cover that’s right for you.
What’s the difference between health insurance and life insurance?
Life insurance and health insurance often get mixed up, but they’re not the same thing. Find out about the differences between life and health insurance here.
So what’s the difference?
Life insurance and smoking
If you’re a smoker, many insurance companies will still give you life insurance, but you may find it costs you more.
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What happens to a life insurance policy when someone dies?
If a loved one dies, and you’re not sure if they had a life insurance policy, or how to make a claim if they did, find out some of the steps you can take here.
Life insurance after death
What is mortgage protection life insurance?
Mortgage protection insurance is a type of term life insurance. Find out more about how mortgage protection insurance works, and how it can help you here.
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Can you have more than one life insurance policy?
For anyone wondering ‘can I have more than one life insurance policy?’ - the answer is yes! Find out why you might need more than one life insurance policy here.
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Paying out when you need it
In 2020 we paid out over £1bn in protection claims to help over 50,000 people and their families.
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How does life insurance work?
From how much life insurance costs to who gets the money if you die during the policy term, here’s a simple guide to life insurance and how it works.
Understand life insurance
Mortgage protection when you're buying a home
Whether you’re a first-time buyer, moving up the property ladder or securing a buy-to-let, here’s why you might want to get that financial protection in place.
Life insurance for home movers
Think you can't afford life insurance? This might help
Read our 4 top tips on how to make the cost of life insurance more manageable.
Affordable life insurance
Want to switch your life insurance policy?
You might regularly review or change your car or home insurance policy. But is it worth doing the same with your life insurance?
Want to switch your life insurance policy?
What's the difference between life insurance and life assurance?
Life insurance and life assurance are terms that are often used interchangeably – but is there a difference?
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The difference between a death in service policy and life insurance
Understand the difference and why you might need both.
Know the difference
Understanding life insurance
Explore our different types of cover.
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Should I buy a single or joint life insurance policy?
Understand the difference between both policies.
Single or joint?
What is term life insurance?
There are 3 different types of term life insurance.
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Your life insurance policy
What happens when you actually need to use a policy, or if you need to make changes to your policy because of life events like divorce, marriage, or starting a family? These articles tell you how to navigate using your policy or make changes to it.
Do you need a medical to get life insurance?
If you’re avoiding taking out life insurance because you think the application will involve a medical, you might be surprised to hear it’s not always needed.
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Can you get life insurance with a pre-existing condition?
From the application process to premiums, here’s what you need to know.
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Different types of life insurance for your family
Explore the different types of life insurance for your family
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Six important reasons to get life insurance
We regularly see the difference having life insurance can make to families, find out how having cover could make a big difference, when it really matters here.
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What happens to debt when someone dies?
Our guide to how finances are managed and debts are dealt with after a loved one passes away.
Settling debts after death
What happens to life insurance after divorce?
A simple guide to separating your life insurance policies if your relationship breaks down.
Life cover after divorce
What is common law marriage?
See our top tips to help you protect your family's finances if you choose not to marry.
Finances for couples
Critical illness cover
Read our article to discover the benefits of having critical illness cover, how it differs from life insurance and how it can help protect you when you become critically ill.
Children’s critical illness benefit
The last thing you’ll want to think about is your child being critically ill, but it’s worth considering how you’d manage financially. Find out more here.
Discover how it works
What does our critical illness insurance cover?
Understanding exactly what your critical illness cover policy covers you for can give you peace of mind, when you need it most.
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How much critical illness cover do you need?
Your critical illness cover amount will be one of the factors of how much you pay in premiums. Find out how much critical illness cover you might need here.
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Life insurance and critical illness cover: how are they different, and do you need both?
Although similar, life insurance and critical illness policies provide different kinds of cover to help in challenging times. Find out more here.
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The difference between income protection insurance and critical illness cover
For a lifeline that’s right for you and your family, we look at the difference between critical illness cover and income protection, find out more here.
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What is critical illness cover?
Critical illness cover pays out a lump sum to help cover costs should you fall ill. Find out how it could benefit you and your loved ones.
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Existing customers
Explore support for existing customers. For more information, visit manage your life cover policy.
On The Aviva Edit
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Divorce is often traumatic and expensive, so what can you do to make things go as smoothly and fairly as possible to minimise disruption to all involved?
Keep it fair
Five things to put on your family protection 'to do' list
From writing a will to arranging life insurance, here’s how to protect the people you love most.
Family protection to-do list
What to do after someone dies – a checklist
It can be difficult to know what to do following the death of a loved one, and in what order. Find out what you need to do first and what you can leave for later.
What to do
Easy money lessons for kids
Here are a few of our favourite money lessons that could be valuable, and fun, for the whole family.
Get money savvy
Should grandparents feel obliged to help out financially? Or should we be paying them for their help?
Parents and carers come in all shapes and sizes, and yet many still see grandparents as free childcare providers. Is it time to rethink this belief?
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Why we should talk to our kids about money more often
Money makes the world go round, but how often do you and your children talk about it? Here’s what I’ve learned as a financial expert and mother of two money-crazy kids.
Start today
The five things you must do when your partner or adult child moves in
Sharing your home with another adult can affect bills, benefits and the amount of tax you pay.
What to do
Having a baby? Here’s how to work out your shared finances
There are a lot of ways to share your finances with a partner, and you may already have found a system that works for you – but that may need to change if you’re having baby.
Sharing finances
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