Once active, it’s important to review your policy if any major changes happen in your life.
This can include your marital status, obtaining a mortgage, additional dependents, or if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition.
While you’re not obliged to inform your life insurance provider about these changes, it’s worth checking to see if the level of cover you have is still suitable to meet your new circumstances.
For example, if you move to a bigger home, you may find that your current sum assured isn’t sufficient to cover your new mortgage if something was to happen to you.
In situations like these, there are two options. You can either purchase new life insurance which reflects your current situation, or you can check if your insurer has a special events (or guaranteed insurability) clause.
This clause gives you the option to make amends to your existing policy to accommodate these new changes, without the need to provide additional medical information.
This could allow you to change the beneficiaries on your policy, the sum assured, or the length of the term.
Please note that not all providers offer this option. If your provider doesn’t, you may need to take out a new policy to replace your old one, or have the difference covered with an additional policy.
You can have more than one life insurance policy, however, this will also result in multiple premiums. Review your policy periodically to ensure it still meets your needs.
Reassured can help you to secure a life insurance policy which includes a special events clause, simply get in touch to find out more.