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Health insurance news: ASDA

A financial services marketing company owned by ASDA Stores Limited, which is part of Walmart. Over 50s life cover underwritten by LV=. Real Life and Instant Life underwritten by Ageas Protect.

 


Recent news

  • Turning 50 is the most expensive time Asda logoAs the high cost of living takes its toll and children remain financially dependent well into their adult years, Asda Finance highlights the importance of over 50 life insurance for those in their fifties with a large number of commitments.
  • Young female snowboarders most likely to suffer injuries on the slopes Young female snowboarders most likely to suffer injuries on the slopesTravel agency, cheap.co.uk has used its recent travel insurance claims data to compile the most common ski injuries and those most likely to get hurt.
  • Do you have the right cover for skiing? Barclays logoHoliday makers are being urged to take out adequate winter sports cover as recent reports reveal that one in five skiers and snowboarders is considering travelling without insurance.
  • £50,000: the cost you could end up paying to be rescued from the piste £50,000: the cost you could end up paying to be rescued from the piste Unwary skiers hurt or lost on the slopes in Europe could find themselves being presented with an average bill for £16,000 if a search and rescue team is called out to help them.
  • Diabetics benefit from new travel insurance The International Diabetes Federation European Region (IDF Europe)IDF Europe has set up a new travel insurance policy for people living with diabetes in Europe .Arranged by PSR Insurance Brokers, it is underwritten by AXA Insurance and only available online.
  • Cruise ships need to tighten safety procedures Cruise ships need to tighten safety proceduresTo prevent a repeat of the Costa Concordia shipwreck, probably the costliest marine insurance loss on record, insurers want tougher safety and training standards.
  • Only one in three buys travel insurance Asda logoOne in three do not have travel insurance and over 1 in 10 people have never had any kind of travel insurance when going abroad. A survey carried out on behalf of Asda says that many consumers believe travel insurance is not necessary as they are covered elsewhere.
  • ASDA new life policy is poor value for consumers Asda logoAsda's new guaranteed life assurance policy is poor value and customers could be paying too high a price for cover that is supposed to give them peace of mind, says new financial comparison website payingtoomuch.com.
  • Launch of ASDA Instant Life Cover Asda logoSupermarket chain ASDA has launched an innovative and unique guaranteed acceptance product. ASDA Instant Life Cover will be marketed throughout ASDA's 500 UK stores and available via the phone and online.
  • ASDA must not broadcast television advert again Asda logoThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against ASDA Financial Services about a television advert for life assurance and instructed that it should not be broadcast again in its current form.
  • ASDA teams up with LV= to offer life cover for over-50s Asda logoASDA has launched a new Over 50s Life Cover product, developed for ASDA by mutual insurance group LV=. ASDA's Over 50s Life Cover is available in-store, online and over the phone. The plan offers lump sum life cover, after the plan has been held for 12 months, from as little as £5 a month.
  • 5 top consumer tips on unemployment cover Asda logoProtection specialists ASDA Life reveal the 5 most important areas for you to consider when buying unemployment cover. 1. Do not buy with PPI 2. Qualifying period 3. Do not wait 4. Deferred period 5. Maximum benefit
  • ASDA comments on latest payment protection insurance research by Which? Asda logoASDA is calling on consumers to consider carefully the type of cover that's best suited to their needs. In terms of PPI for credit cards, ASDA offers the most beneficial type of cover, a policy that can pay off the full balance on acceptance of a claim. This contrasts with the industry standard of reducing the balance by 10% for each month a claim has been made.
  • Revolutionary protection direct through ASDA Asda logoFor the first time consumers can protect themselves with a simple cost effective plan that covers them financially against almost any serious eventuality combining seven essential protection covers including Life and Income Protection providing an affordable solution for the millions that are unprotected. ASDA has teamed up with protection specialist LifeSearch and Fortis, to make this service...
  • Launch of new ASDA Over 50s Life Cover Asda logoASDA Financial Services asks if it is fair that thousands of people with over 50s life policies could have to pay in far more than their cover will pay out? ASDA pledges to put that right with its new Over 50s Life Cover and the promise that customers will never have to pay in more than they get out.
  • New Asda Life service Asda logoLifesearch has teamed up with Asda in a new venture to offer independent advice on life and protection products. The Asda Life service will be available from the end of January offering life and protection advice solutions to its customers. Lifesearch will advise the supermarket's customers on what is on offer from a number of providers. The new service will be available both online and on the...