Health and life insurance policies offer financial protection and support for different aspects of an individual’s health and wellbeing:

Health insurance

Private health insurance covers medical expenses for treatments not typically covered by (NHS),

Such as quicker access to specialists, private hospital rooms and elective procedures.

  • Comprehensive policies, cover a wide range of medical treatments including inpatient and outpatient care, consultations, surgeries, and specialist treatments.
  • Inpatient only polices, Cover treatments requiring hospital stay but may exclude outpatient treatments.
  • Critical illness insurance, provides a lump sum payment if diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer, heart attack or stroke, this helps cover treatment costs, living expenses and any necessary lifestyle changes.

Life Insurance
  • Term life insurance, level term pays out a fixed sum if the person insured passes away within a specified period. Decreasing term the payout decreases over time, typically aligned with a mortgage balance making it cheaper than the level term insurance.
  • Whole of life insurance, provides coverage for the entire lifetime of the policy holder and pays out a lump sum upon death regardless of when it occurs.
  • Over 50s life insurance, Guaranteed acceptance for those aged over 50, with a fixed payout upon death, typically used to cover funeral expenses.
  • Family income benefit, instead of a lump sum this provides regular payments to the beneficiary for a specified term, mimicking an income replacement.

Some insurers offer combined health and life insurance policies.

When choosing insurance its important to compare policies understand the terms and conditions to ensure the policy meets your needs.

Page last reviewed: 27 June 2024
Next review due: 27 June 2025