Gay Life Assurance & Gay Life Insurance for Business Mortgages & Commercial Lending

Our Sponsors … Compass are the UK’s leading financial advisers offering advice around Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Gay Income Protection and Gay Mortgages. Our advisers have been looking after Lesbian, Gay, Bi Sexual and Transgender people for over 15 years and they led the campaign to get LGBT equality in the insurance industry in the United Kingdom.

Our lead financial adviser Chris Morgan represented the consumer within the Industry Working group that led directly to the removal of the “Gay Question” on Insurance applications and removal of HIV Testing for Gay applicants. He also Co-wrote the original HIV and Insurance guidelines that are widely used within the UK Insurance Industry today.

We regularly update our research into the Insurance needs of the LGBT community. Our latest survey shows that, 74% of gay men and women take out Life Insurance to protect their home or mortgage, with the remaining 26% taking out Life Insurance to provide protection for either a child or a partner.

One of the less documented uses for Gay Life Assurance is for Business Protection or Key Person insurance as it is also called in the Business and Corporate world. Key Person Insurance provides money that allows a business to continue should anything happen to a key shareholder, director or employee of the business.

Compass have been contacted a number of times by business people looking to protect their new Business Mortgage, Commercial Finance or Private Equity Deal. Business Bank and Commercial money lenders quite often make Life Assurance a condition of lending, which can make life difficult for LGBT business people, particularly for those who are HIV Positive.

Compass have saved a number of commercial deals by arranging Life Assurance for our LGBT clients. Chris Morgan our lead financial adviser is highly experienced at arranging life assurance in both individual and commercial circumstances. Here’s some examples of his recent work.

In one recent commercial case we arranged £2,000,000 of Life Assurance for a client who needed the insurance to meet the requirements of his private equity investors and partners. In another business case we arranged £250,000 of HIV life Assurance for a client taking out a Commercial Mortgage with his Business Banking Manager to buy a hotel.

In both cases Compass were the key to meeting the lenders conditions, allowing our clients to complete both business deals. If you are a business person who is concerned about getting business life assurance, please call us to find out more about how we can help?

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

More National Gay Press For Gay Life Assurance and Gay Life Insurance …

Our sponsors Compass and their friends at Unusual Risks have once again recently enjoyed national Gay press coverage for their latest HIV Life Assurance and Gay Life Assurance Surveys.

They appeared in the leading gay website / magazine www.mysocalledgaylife.co.uk

Visit here to read the latest My So Called Gay Life  article …

http://mysocalledgaylife.co.uk/pub/2014/08/11/dramatic-change-average-hiv-life-assurance/

And view previously featured articles here …

http://mysocalledgaylife.co.uk/pub/2014/05/13/70-hiv-life-assurance-applications-protect-mortgages/

http://mysocalledgaylife.co.uk/pub/2014/03/19/uk-gay-insurance-survey-2014/

NEW SURVEY …

Unusual Risks are currently collecting data relating to the needs of the HIV community around Income Protection and Critical Illness Cover in order that we can challenge the Insurance Industry on this important issue in the future

If you have been on HIV medications for at least 12 months and are either employed, or self-employed we would like to ask you to complete our latest  HIV Insurance Survey.

Click Here To Complete Their Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7HD379C

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

European Diversity Awards …

Chris Morgan the lead financial adviser at our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services has been shortlisted for a European Diversity Award.The Awards Ceremony is to take place on the 2nd October, at London’s Natural History Museum.

The awards recognise excellence in the areas of gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, race, culture and religion across Europe. The category that he has been shortlisted is Barclays Campaigner of the Year – Recognising the outstanding contribution of individual campaigners to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Chris has been campaigning on behalf of the LGBT, HIV and African Communities within the financial services industry for over 15 years …

His work led to the equalisation of Insurance products in the UK for LGBT people and opened the door to financial products for HIV Positive people in the UK. He encouraged the UK Industry to view HIV and the HIV Community as global issues, instead of focusing on race, sexuality or gender.

More specifically he co-wrote the Insurance Industry guidelines that Insurance companies use in regards to the treatment of LGBT people and people living with HIV. He also challenged the Insurance Industry over the way they treated HIV positive people and led the negotiations to secure Life Insurance products for the HIV community in the UK.

Chris now spends the majority of his time arranging Life Insurance and Mortgages for LGBT and African families who are living with either HIV, Hepatitis and TB. He has always offered financial advice without fear of discrimination, attention to colour, creed, sexuality, health status or personal beliefs.

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

Gay Life Assurance Featured In National Gay Press …

Compass and their friends at Unusual Risks have recently enjoyed national Gay press coverage for their latest HIV Life Assurance and Gay Life Assurance Surveys.

They appeared in the leading gay website / magazine www.mysocalledgaylife.co.uk

The recent survey established that 70% of HIV Positive people taking out Life Insurance did so for the purpose of protecting their mortgage. The survey also established that 30% of policies were taken out to protect partners, families and children.

Click here to read My So Called Gay Life  …

http://mysocalledgaylife.co.uk/pub/2014/05/13/70-hiv-life-assurance-applications-protect-mortgages/

My So Called Gay Life also featured the Gay Insurance Survey earlier in the year.

http://mysocalledgaylife.co.uk/pub/2014/03/19/uk-gay-insurance-survey-2014/

NEW SURVEY …

Unusual Risks are currently collecting data relating to the needs of the HIV community around Income Protection and Critical Illness Cover in order that we can challenge the Insurance Industry on this important issue in the future

If you have been on HIV medications for at least 12 months and are either employed, or self-employed we would like to ask you to complete our latest  HIV Insurance Survey.

Click Here To Complete Their Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7HD379C

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

Gay Insurance and Gay Mortgage Advice …

Our friends at Compass are the UK’s leading Mortgage and Insurance advisers within the LGBT community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender).

Our Lead Financial Adviser Chris Morgan started the campaign to get full equality in the Insurance Industry for the gay community in 1999 and continued negotiations with the Insurance Industry through until the removal of both compulsory HIV Testing, the removal of the “Gay Question” from application forms in 2005 and the introduction of HIV Life Assurance products in 2009.

We are the UK’s most knowledgeable and experienced advisers on LGBT and HIV financial issues in the UK and constantly research the financial needs of both the Gay and HIV communities and the financial products available.

These are some examples of the research we have completed in the last two years and the results we have published in the national press.

* We are Independent advisers currently sourcing products from 40 different Mortgage lenders and 20 different Insurance providers.

*70% of Life Insurance providers now offer Life Assurance to people with HIV, however, the term and premiums for this type of cover can vary wildly.

*74% of Life Assurance Applications taken out by Gay men and women are taken out to protect Mortgages and Homes, with 26% taken to protect Partners and Children.

* The Average amount of Life Assurance being taken out by Gay applicants is currently £242,578.

* The Average amount of Critical Illness Cover being taken out by Gay applicants is currently £182,477

*0% of UK Insurance Companies are currently offering Income Protection policies and Critical Illness Cover to people living with HIV.

Our friends at Unusual Risks are currently collecting data relating to the needs of the HIV community around Income Protection and Critical Illness Cover in order that they can challenge the Insurance Industry on this important issue in the future

If you have been on HIV medications for at least 12 months and are either employed, or self-employed we would like to ask you to complete our latest  HIV Insurance Survey.

Click Here To Complete The Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7HD379C

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

70% of HIV Life Assurance Applications Protect Mortgages …

Our friends Unusual Risks, the medical financial advisers are today announcing further results from their latest HIV Life Assurance research. After conducting the most extensive survey into the financial needs of the HIV community, they can now confirm that 70% of HIV Life Assurance applications are being made in connection with a mortgage.

This figure is very encouraging for a community that for many years was unable to get Life Insurance and in turn was reluctant to take out Mortgage finance. The survey shows that HIV positive people are starting to look after their financial future and protect their homes. The survey also established that 30% of Life Insurance applications are taken out as family protection for partners and children.

Speaking about their survey, Chris Morgan, Marketing Manager of Unusual Risks said;

‘We’re delighted to see that the HIV community are now protecting their homes and their families with Life Insurance and Life Assurance. The introduction of HIV Life Assurance products has been hugely successful because it has encouraged people to plan for the financial future and purchase a home for their family’.

‘Every week I’m contacted by HIV Positive people who are still unaware that they could apply for Life Insurance and Mortgage products without fear of discrimination. Unusual Risks are committed to helping the HIV Community find the best financial products from the wide range of those now available in the market place ’.

In their latest survey Unusual Risks have looked into the financial needs of the HIV community in greater detail, with the percentage of HIV Positive people that now have insurance running at 23%. They also established that 58% of those now holding life insurance had taken their policy after the introduction of HIV Life Assurance in May 2009.

Chris Morgan and Unusual Risks have been helping people living with HIV to find the best Mortgage and Life Assurance for their needs for the last fifteen years. Unusual Risks in the next few months are set to release more research into the other types of insurance that HIV+ people are likely to be interested in were they to become available in the market place.

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

Should I Keep My Life Assurance Or Life Insurance Following My HIV Diagnosis? …

In the latest of a new series of mini articles from our sponsors Compass … Chris Morgan shares some of the themes that have been emerging for the Lesbian and Gay Community since the introduction of HIV Life Insurance and HIV Life Assurance products in the UK …

Here’s some advice for those who are thinking about surrendering their Life Assurance following their HIV diagnosis.

The vast majority of Life Assurance polices do in fact cover HIV if the policy holder was negative at the start of the policy. If you bought your insurance in good faith before, then you should check the paperwork, maintain your premiums and continue the plan as you would have before your diagnosis.

If you have cancelled your Life Insurance plan in the past as a result of your diagnosis and are now without any Life Assurance, there are now many new options for taking Life Assurance that include HIV. Many people are now protecting their children, families, mortgages and homes with HIV Life Assurance.

Many HIV+ people still have endowment policies from the past that they may have elected to keep because they at least wanted some Life Assurance. If you do have an existing endowment it may be worth reviewing your options against the new Life Insurance options that are now available.

Our recent research shows that 76% of HIV+ people cancel their Life Assurance following their diagnosis in the belief that they are not covered on their policy. Before you cancel your policy please make certain that you are making the right decisions with your insurance policies and seek expert financial advice.

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

Gay Insurance Survey 2014 Featured In National Gay Press …

Our Friends … Compass the Gay Mortgage and Insurance Advisers and their “Gay Insurance Survey 2014” have been featured by the popular Gay website www.mysocalledgaylife.co.uk

The article contained Compass’s latest research around the Life  Insurance and Critical Illness Cover needs of LGBT people.

“74% of gay men and women take out Life Insurance to protect their home or mortgage, with the remaining 26% taking out Life Insurance to provide protection for either a child or a partner”.

Also …

“26% of gay men and women are taking out Critical Illness Cover, which is an improvement on last year’s percentage of 19%”. 

Click here to read the full article …

http://mysocalledgaylife.co.uk/pub/2014/03/19/uk-gay-insurance-survey-2014/

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

National Press For Gay Life Assurance and Gay Life Insurance …

Our friends at Compass have once again attracted National Headlines with their latest research into the financial needs of the Lesbian and Gay community …

The leading UK Insurance Industry publications Cover Magazine and Health Insurance Daily, both ran the story that 74% of Gay Men and Women take Life Insurance to protect a Mortgage.

To read their articles about Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance and Gay Critical Illness Cover please follow the links below …

http://www.covermagazine.co.uk/cover/news/2334767/threequarters-of-lgbt-customers-buy-insurance-to-protect-homes

https://www.healthinsurancedaily.com/health-insurance/product-area/life-critical-illness/article438646.ece

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

Should I Disclose My HIV Status To My Bank or Building Society? …

In the second of a new series of mini articles Chris Morgan, the lead financial adviser from our sponsors Compass shares some of the themes that have been emerging with Gay Life Insurance and Gay Life Assurance since the introduction of HIV Life Insurance and HIV Life Assurance products in the UK …

Should I disclose my HIV status to my Bank or Building Society?

Many banks and building societies have a policy of offering insurance products with every mortgage they arrange. This means that if you are Gay and HIV Positive you may be faced with answering difficult questions about your health history and HIV status at some point during the mortgage process.

In the majority of cases you are not obliged to take Life Assurance through your bank or the financial adviser they may have introduced you to. The majority of banks do not offer Insurance products to HIV Positive people, so if you need Gay Life Assurance or HIV Life Assurance you should seek independent advice.

Compass are specialists at looking after the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities and will be able to help you find Life Assurance or Mortgages without answering the personal questions from your bank. We are able to help you find Life Assurance to protect your mortgage, children or family.

If you require more information on Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages & HIV Life Assurance, HIV  Life Insurance, HIV Mortgages you can contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services on 0845 474 3075, or email at Enquiries@compassindependent.co.uk or on the web at www.compassindependent.co.uk

  • About Us

    Pink Finance was first launched in the year 2000, as the UK’s first gay finance magazine. Over the years we have covered many discrimination issues affecting gay, lesbian, bi sexual and transsexual people.

    Our articles cover issues such as Gay Life Assurance, Gay Life Insurance, Gay Mortgages, Gay Income Protection, Gay Critical Illness Cover, HIV Life Assurance, HIV Life Insurance and HIV Mortgages.

    We also include feature articles on planning Life Assurance and Mortgages for LGBT and Alternative Families, along with articles with subjects such as Pensions and Investments for LGBT people.

    Our editor, Chris Morgan was part of the consultation group that led to the introduction of HIV Life Assurance and HIV Life Insurance for people living with HIV.

    He was a consultant to the Association of British Insurers for over five years and served on their HIV Insurance Working Group.

    Chris has recently rejoined the ABI working group, assisting them with their latest Best Practice guidelines and agreeing to write a new HIV and Insurance consumer guide.

    Our sponsors Compass have a long history of supporting worthy causes within the gay and HIV communities. Currently they are supporting NAM AIDSMAP who work to change lives by sharing information about HIV and AIDS.

    They believe that, wherever you are in the world, having independent, clear and accurate information is vital in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

    Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.