"It won't happen to me" - Actually, it could happen! What would be the impact on you, your family, your home and your lifestyle if you were critically ill, unable to work or die?
1 in 8 men in the UK aged 30 to 49 may die before they reach 65. (Source: Government Actuary’s Department – Interim Life Tables based on data for the years 2001-2003)
1 in 12 women in the UK aged 30 to 44 may die before they reach 65. (Source: Government Actuary’s Department – Interim Life Tables based on data for the years 2001-2003) There is a 1 in 23 chance of women developing breast cancer up to the age of 60. (Source: Cancer Research Research UK 2006) Multiple Sclerosis is most often diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 and 40 and women are almost twice as likely to develop it. (Source: Multiple Sclerosis 2006) Only 25% of men have protection on their own life. (Source: Legal & General ‘Value of a Mum’ research 2006) Only 17% of women have protection on their own life. (Source: Legal & General ‘Value of a Mum’ research 2006) |
