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Life Insurance (Assurance)
There are 2 main types of life assurance Term Assurance Whole of Life Assurance Term more 
Level Term Assurance
The sum assured is only payable if death occurs within the specifed term. Both the term and the sum more 
Convertible Term Assurance
Similar to level term assurance but the policy holder has the right to amend the policy to a whole more 
Decreasing Term Assurance
A term assurance policy where the amount of life cover decreases over the term of the policy. more 
Mortgage Protection Policy
This is a form of decreasing term assurance geared to repay the outstanding balance of a repayment more 
Family Income Benefit
A type of decreasing term assurance with the sum assured payable in instalments from the date of more 
Increasing Term Assurance
A type of term assurance where the sum assured increases each year by a given amount selected at the more 
Whole Life Assurance
Whole life policies provide permanent cover and are used for family and estate protection. Whole more 
Non Profit Whole Life Assurance
The sum assured is selected at the outset and remains fixed throughout the lifetime of the more 
Whole Life Assurance With Profits
The sum assured increases annually by the addition of bonuses which once declared are guaranteed. On more 
Low Cost Whole Life Assurance
A combination of whole life with profits and decreasing term assurance, providing a target sum more 
Unit Linked Whole Life Assurance
Unit linked whole of life policies are a combination of life assurance protection and investment. more 
Unitised With Profit Whole of Life Assurance
With a unitised with profits policy, benefits are linked to unit performance. As with a traditional more 
Life of Another
The owner of a life assurance contract is the person effecting the policy, and is known as the more 
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