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Here you will find a list of useful guides written by our team, alongside our selection of the latest industry news that is relevant to you. Our staff pride themselves on providing you with the most up to date research on the insurance products that we source for you.

Cura Financial Services Ltd meet Yorkshire Coast Radio – Series 1, Episode 2 – Why Special Risks

September 4, 2015

Following on from the success of our first radio snippet about the background to our company, we have continued our discussions with Yorkshire Coast Radio to further detail our unique offering to clients.

Applying for Life Insurance if you have the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes

August 28, 2015

When you apply for Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover or Income Protection it can be quite daunting to understand what you do and do not need to tell the insurance provider. As a general rule of thumb you should tell them absolutely everything that is relevant to your medical history.

Aviva Update their Critical Illness Contract

August 21, 2015

Aviva have improved their Critical Illness Contract once again, adding to the already impressive claims definitions that have been on offer for a number of years.

Life Insurance and E-Cigarettes – Am I a Smoker or Not?

August 19, 2015

This has been a bone of contention in the insurance industry for a number of years now. What classes as a smoker?

Cura Financial Services Ltd meet Yorkshire Coast Radio – Series 1, Episode 1 – Background

August 17, 2015

Our Managing Directors recently met with Yorkshire Coast Radio to discuss how our business works and what we can do for our clients.

Legal & General Launch Second Medical Opinion Services

August 7, 2015

Legal & General have introduced ‘Second Medical Opinion’ service to a number of their insurance policies. This new dynamic to their existing product base is going to greatly improve the ongoing services that they provide to their existing clients.

Market extends possible term on HIV Life Insurance to 25 years

May 20, 2015

The Life Insurance market for people with HIV has been fairly stagnant for the last few years with insurers only offering maximum terms of 10 years.

The Budget 2015: How this affects your insurance policies

April 7, 2015

The Budget 2015 has a number of implications to insurance policies that are available in the market today.

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