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Life Insurance: what do I need to consider?
If you're thinking about taking out life insurance, our guest article from award-winning life insurance broker Reassured gives an overview of the different types available. It also describes common pitfalls to avoid and top tips to secure the right cover. What is life insurance and how does it work? Life insurance is simply financial protection for your loved ones should you no longer be around to provide. It acts as a safety blanket for a worst-case scenario. The policyholder makes a monthly payment (the premium) for the lifetime of the policy (the term), to benefit from the set cover [...]
Urgent call for companies to improve treatment of bereaved customers
Settld’s free nationwide service eliminates admin stress to improve treatment of bereaved customers COMPANIES across the UK must improve their treatment of bereaved customers, according to nationwide bereavement service, Settld. The call follows a survey by Which? Magazine published on December 18th. The Which? report highlights difficulties faced by bereaved customers when handling the accounts of a loved one who has died. Launched February 2021, award-winning Settld’s free online service enables members of the public to notify multiple companies of a death in one go. From banks and insurers to energy firms, mobile phone providers, social media, subscription services [...]
Five North East tech firms named Rising Stars after attracting investments
Five early stage technology companies in the North East have been selected as this year’s Tech Nation Rising Stars...
Meet the Rising Stars 4.0 Regional Winners: the North East’s leading early-stage scaleups
One year ago, we launched our inaugural ‘The 12 Days of Scaleups’ campaign to unveil our Rising Stars 3.0 Winners. This December, we’re revisiting the festive theme to announce and celebrate...