IHT

Up 4% year-on-year

Prospectus aimed at appealing to working families

AIG Life has bought to market a term assurance and whole of life proposition for non-UK domiciled individuals impacted by the new IHT on Enveloped Dwellings (IHTED) legislation.

Nearly half (46%) of those surveyed said they would never take out life insurance as part of their estate planning, and almost three quarters (72%) said they didn't see a need to use life insurance at all according to research by Canada Life.

There are clear benefits to placing life policies in trust, but only a small number actually end up there. Kirsty Tanner discusses what the industry can do to change this

Old Mutual International has introduced a Trust Decision Tool and Trust Form Finder, to help advisers select trusts for clients.

Justin Taurog discusses case studies that show the value of inheritance tax.

The chancellor George Osborne has announced that the threshold for inheritance tax for a couple will rise to £1m.

Lifequote has added a whole of life (WoL) comparison service, after research found Inheritance Tax (IHT) and estate planning are adding to the demand for WoL.

Leaked documents from the upcoming 2015 Budget have shown that the threshold for inheritance tax (IHT) is set to rise for the first time since 2009.