Shopping around for Payment Protection Insurance

With so much press comment around about cancelling Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) we are often asked where customers who do want cover can go online to purchase standalone PPI or Income Protection Insurance (IPI).

These policies are used to protect the customer in case they are unable to make loan or mortgage repayments following unemployment or sickness.

Anyone buying PPI cover must be sure they read all the information and questions asked by the insurer to make sure they are eligible to buy the policy, and make sure they understand any exclusions which might apply to claims (such as restrictions on backache or mental illness claims, or for pre-existing medical conditions).

The following companies all sell cover on a stand-alone basis:

    

Standalone Mortgage Payment Protection

    

Provider
Web Address
Phone
Cost *
Ant Insurance
www.antinsurance.co.uk
020 8972 557
£2.36
British Insurance
www.britishinsurance.com
08450 175 178
£3.25
Churchill
www.churchill.com
0800 404 770
£4.00
Post Office Ltd
www.postoffice.co.uk
0800 633 967
£4.50
Web Money
www.webmoney.co.uk
0845 155 1931
£3.50

      

Standalone Income Protection/Payment Protection

    

Provider
Web Address
Phone
Cost *
Ant Insurance
www.antinsurance.co.uk
020 8972 9557
£2.50
iprotect
www.iprotectinsurance.co.uk
01962 877 818
£2.64
British Insurance
www.britishinsurance.com
08450 175 178
£4.05
Hitachi Capital
www.hcforyou.co.uk
0870 850 8116
£4.25
Paymentcare Ltd
www.paymentcare.co.uk
0870 428 4088
£4.40
Pinnacle Insurance
www.pinnacle.co.uk
08000 350 292
£2.69
Web Money
www.webmoney.co.uk
0845 155 1930
£4.44

* Cost is cost per £100 of cover for a 35 year old man, with 12 months benefit.  Note that premiums vary markedly and this is in part because differing policies offer different features and benefits.

    

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