Life insurance jargon buster
Compare Life Insurance Quotes » Save Money

Life insurance jargon explained

  • Term life insurance
    Provides a fixed cash lump sum pay-out if you pass away during the term of the policy. Comes in the form of either level term or decreasing term options
  • Whole of life insurance
    Lifelong protection that guarantees a pay out when (not if) you pass away, (as long as premium payments are up to date)
  • Joint life insurance
    Covers two lives simultaneously, however only pays out once, normally on the first death. Usually around 25% cheaper than paying for 2 single policies
  • Family income benefit (or FIB)
    FIB is a term-based policy providing ongoing, tax-free, monthly payments instead of a cash lump sum as with traditional life insurance.
  • Critical illness cover (or CIC)
    CIC is a tax-free, lump sum pay out if diagnosed with a life-changing illness. Can be added to a life insurance policy for an additional cost or sold as a standalone product by some providers
  • Terminal illness cover
    Claim early if you're predicted to die of a terminal illness within 12 months. Comes as standard all term life insurance policies purchased through Reassured
  • Impaired life insurance
    Cover for higher-risk individuals including health and lifestyle implications. Reassured offer a dedicated inhouse impaired risk team, who are on hand to help those who've previously been declined
  • Sum assured
    The pay out amount from an insurance policy is called the sum assured
  • Non-disclosure
    Failure to provide complete and honest information during application. Lying on your life insurance application form could invalidate your policy and a pay-out may not be issued when you pass away
  • Life assurance
    Life assurance guarantees a pay out when you die. Whole of life insurance and over 50 plans are examples of life assurance policies
  • Guaranteed Insurability Option
    Ability to change policy details (increase sum assured) without additional underwriting
  • The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
    Financial services regulatory body.
  • Waiting period (or qualifying period)
    The period in which cover must be active before protection is valid. The waiting period is usually 12 or 24 months and is present on the vast majority of over 50 plans
  • Waiver of premium
    Premium payments paused if you're out of work for 26 weeks or more
  • Write life insurance in trust
    Signs over the rights of your policy to a trustee upon your death, (similar to an executor of a will). By doing this the proceeds from your policy avoid forming part of your estate and thus may not be subject to 40% inheritance tax and probate. At Reassured our customer services team can help guide you through the trust process and help with the application (on eligible policies)

Can we help you with your life insurance?

Reassured is the largest life insurance broker in the UK * . We're FCA regulated, and our award-winning service is fee-free.

First and foremost, we compare multiple quotes from a variety of insurers in order to find you the best available quotes we can offer.

Saving you valuable time and money.

Furthermore, we're able to help you through the application process - answering any questions you may have.

We can also help you write your life insurance in trust, if eligible, avoiding your policy forming part of your estate, and to avoid/minimise 40% inheritance tax and the lengthy probate process.

If you've previously found it difficult to secure life insurance, you can make use of our dedicated impaired risk team.

All of our award-winning services are fee-free. So, why not put us to work today and secure your family's financial future.

Compare Life Insurance Quotes »

Related articles:

Show more

Our customers love us
Trustpilot Star Rating

Very easy to understand and very quick

Yes very pleased with my choice very helpful easy to understand and very pleasant transaction all good!

Mrs M Rushworth

Very professional and reassuring

Very professional and reassuring. Life insurance sorted in about 10 minutes.

Stephen Davies

very courteous and friendly

very courteous and friendly. Polite professional and empathic.

Stedroy Fenton

Another happy customer

Another happy customer I am. They are very professional and kind. Fully communicative. I recommend.

Piotr Stepien

Really attentive during the call

Really attentive during the call, good clear guidance throughout. Well done.

Michael Reynolds

Amazing service

Amazing service quick fast and easy and Joey was a star on the phone really help me thanks.

Sera Woolley

I made the right choice and now I feel…

I made the right choice and now I feel relieved that I did.

glyn

Really genuine kind and compassionate…

Really genuine kind and compassionate team with great knowledge and friendly approach highly recommend them!

Katelia Merritt

I must say Jake took me through every…

I must say Jake took me through every step and was brilliant, recommend them anytime.

Allan Green

Very happy and everything explained…

Very happy and everything explained well, so glad a took the time to take the call, normally I would say I'm busy. But compared to other company's we save so much more money.

Jenny Berry
We’re rated as 'Excellent' with 78,027 customer reviews