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What is life insurance?

Life insurance can help give your family financial protection if you pass away during the term of your policy.

It can pay out a lump sum of money to help those you love to maintain their standard of living and keep paying the bills.

To be eligible for life insurance, you need to be a UK resident and be 18 years of age or older.

 

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If you purchase or renew a policy between 02 April 2024 and 02 July 2024. The policy needs to be held on 02 August 2024.

You must purchase new policies directly from Lloyds Bank online, by phone or in a branch. The policy cannot be purchased through a price comparison website.

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How does life insurance work?

What does it cover:

  • Your loved ones will receive a cash lump sum if you pass away before your policy ends.
  • You can cancel at any time, free of charge.
  • You select the amount and the duration.

Things you need to know:

  • You will not receive any money back unless a successful claim is made.
  • You can't make changes to your policy after it has started.
  • You must continue to make your monthly payments to keep your policy.

What’s the right time to get life insurance?

When life changes, you have an excellent chance to think about how you can protect your loved ones from unexpected circumstances.

Changing jobs

Changes to your income could impact the level of cover you and your family need if the worst was to happen.

Growing your family

When your family grows, the need to protect them can change. This could be a good time to make sure they are in the best possible position if anything were to happen to you.

Buying your home

When buying your home, you may want to protect it. This could allow your loved ones to pay off the mortgage and stay in their home.

Getting married

This can be a good time to think about how cover could help to protect your partner in case of the unexpected.
 

Divorce/separation

Getting a divorce or separating is a significant life change and it can impact your financial situation and responsibilities.
 

Becoming a carer

There might be others who rely on you or your income. Your cover could protect them too.

 
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How much does life insurance cost

How much cover you need, your age, and other factors such as your health history, determine the cost of life insurance. Premiums start from £5 per month*. You can get a quote online to get a more accurate idea of how much your cover could cost you.

If you have a history of smoking, this can also increase your life insurance costs, as the risk of death is greater. Lifestyle factors such as dangerous jobs and hazardous hobbies are also taken into consideration.

If you decide to add Critical Illness Cover to your life insurance policy when you apply, this will be for an extra cost.

*10% of Lloyds Bank customers paid £5 per month for Plan and Protect Life Insurance bought online between 01 June 22 and 31 May 23. Price is based on single level life insurance, excluding critical illness cover, and is subject to underwriting criteria that depends on personal circumstances. Prices are subject to change.

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This table below shows what the price might be, based on your age group. It shows how the monthly cost you pay for life insurance can be lower if you take it out sooner.

Age

18-34

35-50

51+

Example monthly cost of life insurance

£10

£14

£20

50% of Lloyds Bank customers paid these prices or less for Plan and Protect policies bought online between 31 Aug 22 and 31 Aug 23.

Prices are based on single level life insurance.

Prices may be higher or lower subject to underwriting criteria that depend on personal circumstances and are subject to change.

Age

Example monthly cost of life insurance

Age

18 - 34

Example monthly cost of life insurance

£10

Age

35 - 50

Example monthly cost of life insurance

£14

Age

51+

Example monthly cost of life insurance

£20

50% of Lloyds Bank customers paid these prices or less for Plan and Protect policies bought online between 31 Aug 22 and 31 Aug 23.

Prices are based on single level life insurance.

Prices may be higher or lower subject to underwriting criteria that depend on personal circumstances and are subject to change.

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Get a quote and decision in under 10 minutes. Simply log on to Internet Banking or use your Mobile Banking app. Just look for ‘life insurance’ in the product menu to start.

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Get protected by experts

Scottish Widows provide our life insurance policies. They're a part of Lloyds Banking Group, like us. Scottish Widows are experts, and they've been protecting what matters most for over 200 years.

Here are a few reasons why they could be the right choice to protect you and your loved ones:

98% of claims paid out

Scottish Widows paid out 98% of claims in 2022. That’s £199 million in total.

Support when you need it

Scottish Widows works closely with partners like Macmillan Cancer support.

Over 200 years of experience

Scottish Widows has been protecting customers for over 200 years. So, you’re in safe hands.

Scottish Widows life insurance products have no cash-in value at any time. So if the policy ends without a claim, you won't get any money back. If you don't make payments on time, your cover will stop, your policy will end and you'll get nothing back.

 

Existing customer support

Do you need help with your existing policy?

If you already have an existing life insurance policy and need further support, such as:

  • how to update my details
  • selecting who the money will go to
  • changing payment date.
     

Do you need to make a life insurance claim?

Scottish Widows will make every effort to make sure that they handle your claim quickly and smoothly.

Here’s how we can support.

 What you’ll need to make a claim:

  • How you can contact us.
  • What you will need to send.
  • Further help and support.

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