Life insurance

Life insurance is one of the most common types of insurance and offers cover to your family if the policyholder were to die. Typically, this will involve the payment of a regular income or to pay off a family's mortgage debt or a combination of the two.

There are many other similar types of insurance such as best term life insurance, life and critical illness insurance and whole life insurance. There are different types of life insurance products available which include level and decreasing term cover.

	A guide to life insurance, income protection and critical illness cover Consumers can find it difficult to decide which type of protection to take out depending on if they want to insure their home, job or life. Our guide explain the options.
	The biggest mistakes you can make with life insurance Life insurance is not just a type of insurance for the main breadwinner who has a family. Life insurance can benefit a variety of people but you need to check the options carefully.
	Sainsbury's offers life insurance customers double nectar points Sainsbury's Finance is offering new life insurance customers the equivalent of up to two per cent off their shopping for two years when they use their Nectar card.
	Life insurance: Who is it for and how much do you need? Car insurance is compulsory if you have a vehicle but too often people who should have life insurance ignore it, even though it potentially protects something a lot more precious than your car.
	Life insurance customers 'failing to update policies' People with life insurance are failing to keep their policies up to date, according to new research, despite large-scale changes in their personal circumstances.