From its humble beginnings in 1919 as a group of market stalls to its current position as the UK’s largest retailer, Tesco’s rise has been remarkable.
As with all life insurance products in the UK, Tesco life cover includes a 30-day cooling-off period, during which you can cancel your cover and receive a full refund if you change your mind.
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From its humble beginnings in 1919 as a group of market stalls to its current position as the UK’s largest retailer, Tesco’s rise has been remarkable. Based in Welwyn Garden City, Tesco expanded internationally starting in the 1990s and now operates in the UK, Ireland, and Central Europe.
Since the 1960s, Tesco has diversified its operations, venturing into other retail sectors such as clothing, petrol, telecoms, and financial services.
Tesco Bank Life Insurance is a financial product designed to provide peace of mind by offering a predetermined level of financial support to your family if you pass away during the policy term.
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Tesco Bank life insurance is provided by Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited and is available to UK residents (excluding the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) between the ages of 18 and 85.
It offers a cash lump sum to your beneficiaries if you die within the policy term, and terminal illness cover is included as standard. This means if you are diagnosed with a terminal illness (with less than 12 months to live) before the final 12 months of your policy, the lump sum will be paid out sooner.
Your monthly premiums are calculated based on your personal circumstances and the amount of cover you need. Policies can range from 5 to 50 years, but must conclude before your 91st birthday. If you are considering cover for an extended period, it is important to consider the impact of inflation on your lump sum payout. What may initially appear to be a substantial provision could become inadequate if not periodically reviewed.
As with all life insurance products in the UK, Tesco life cover includes a 30-day cooling-off period, during which you can cancel your cover and receive a full refund if you change your mind.
Level cover provides a fixed cash lump sum upon the policyholder’s death, which can be used to pay off an interest-only mortgage. The payout amount remains constant throughout the policy term.
Mortgage decreasing cover is tailored for repayment mortgages, where the lump sum payout decreases in line with the outstanding mortgage balance.
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Tesco life insurance offers up to 90 days of complimentary cover, starting from the date your application is received. However, if your application is postponed or declined, the underwriting cover terminates immediately.
Like all life cover, the Tesco Protection Promise becomes void if you have provided false information in your application or failed to update them about any changes in your medical condition since applying.
Tesco life insurance policies with decreasing cover include a Repayment Guarantee at no additional cost. This guarantees a lump sum payment upon your death that can be used to settle the outstanding mortgage amount covered by the policy, provided that:
Tesco’s Protection Promise provides free life cover from the moment you exchange contracts until your house purchase is finalized. Should you die during this period, your beneficiaries will receive the lower of £1,000,000, the amount of cover you applied for, or the final purchase price of the house.
Joint policies are available for partners, spouses, or civil partners and may be more economical than purchasing two individual policies. However, it is important to remember that joint policies only pay out once, and obtaining a single policy later in life can be more expensive.
Considering this, Tesco joint life cover offers several standard benefits to protect you from some of life’s unforeseen changes.
Replacement Benefit allows the surviving policyholder to take out a new single policy upon the death of their partner without further underwriting. It provides cover for the original sum insured, or £50,000 – whichever is less. The age limit for Replacement Benefit is 55.
Separation Benefit allows joint policyholders to divide their policy into two individual policies (either level or decreasing cover) if they separate. The age limit of 55 also applies to claiming this benefit, and proof of separation will be required.
If a policy is accepted on standard terms, it includes Tesco Life Change Benefit. The purpose of Life Change Benefit is to ensure your family’s current lifestyle is not disrupted after your death. It enables you to increase your cover without needing to provide additional underwriting information, which can be beneficial for managing significant life events such as marriage or civil partnership, divorce, home purchases and renovations, salary increases of 20% or more, and children starting university.
Life Change Benefit allows you to increase your cover by either 100% or up to £200,000 – whichever is lower.
To utilize this benefit, it must be exercised within 90 days of the life change event, and evidence of the change must be provided.
