Protection
Whole of Life Insurance: Cover That Lasts as Long as You Do
Unlike term assurance, this pays out whenever you die rather than only within a set period. It is used for funeral costs, leaving a legacy and planning around inheritance tax.
- Pays whenever you die
- Inheritance tax planning
- Guaranteed premium options
- Whole of market
Free, no obligation, and no credit check to get started.
Because a claim is a certainty rather than a possibility, whole of life costs considerably more than term assurance. That makes it the wrong answer for most young families and the right answer for a smaller set of specific jobs.
We will tell you honestly which of those you are.
What People Use It For
- Covering a funeral and the immediate costs that follow a death.
- Leaving a defined sum to children or grandchildren.
- Providing money to pay an expected inheritance tax bill, so the family does not have to sell property to raise it.
- Business arrangements where cover is needed for life rather than for a term.
Guaranteed or Reviewable Premiums
Guaranteed premiums stay the same for life. Reviewable premiums start lower and are reassessed periodically, often rising sharply in later years.
Reviewable policies look cheaper at outset and have a long history of becoming expensive exactly when people can least afford them. If the budget stretches to guaranteed, take guaranteed.
Inheritance Tax Planning
If your estate is likely to face an inheritance tax bill, a whole of life policy written in trust can provide the cash to pay it. Written in trust, the payout normally sits outside your estate, so it does not increase the bill it is meant to settle.
This is an area where a solicitor or tax adviser should be involved alongside us. We are not tax advisers. Will writing usually goes with it.
How Much Cover
Driven by the job it is doing. A funeral plan sized policy is modest. An inheritance tax policy is sized against the expected bill, which needs a proper estate calculation first rather than a guess.
No paperwork and no credit check. An adviser calls you back with your real options.
Start nowor call 0117 370 6363Frequently Asked Questions
Is it more expensive than term assurance?
Considerably, because a claim is certain rather than possible. For most families with young children, term assurance is the better use of the same money.
Does it build a cash value?
Some older style policies had an investment element. Most modern ones are pure protection with no cash in value.
Can I stop paying at a certain age?
Some policies allow premiums to cease at 90 while cover continues. Others require payment for life. It is worth checking before you commit.
Will it be taxed?
Written in trust, the payout normally falls outside your estate for inheritance tax. Without a trust it usually forms part of the estate.
Talk through whether whole of life is the right tool
Sometimes it is. Often term assurance does the same job for a fraction of the cost, and we will say so.
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
We are not tax advisers. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may change in future.
Trust arrangements are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Cover levels, premiums and policy terms depend on your age, health and circumstances. Policy exclusions apply and are set out in the insurer’s key features document.
For mortgage and insurance we do not charge any fee as we are remunerated by commission from lenders and providers.
Infinity Financials Ltd is directly authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FCA registration number 993949. Infinity Mortgage is a trading style of Infinity Financials Ltd.