Winter Edition 2017

PROMOTION
Protecting
WHAT
MATTERS
Introducing School Fees Insurance
It’s not unusual for parents to
begin the search for the perfect
school even before their child is
born. It may take them months,
even years, of careful planning,
visits and research to select the
right place.
Many factors go into the
decision-making process -
academic excellence, outstanding
facilities, inspiring surroundings
to name but a few. A school is far
more than just a place to learn; it
is where a child will make friends,
explore new activities, form ideas
and opinions. In short, it will
shape the rest of their lives and
become like a second family.
Once a child is really settled
in a school, losing all that it
provides can be truly devastating.
It makes sense to protect
something so precious.
No one likes to think about
serious illness or death. We
all assume it won’t happen to
us. Unfortunately, there are no
guarantees when it comes to
good health. According to Child
Bereavement UK, unfortunately,
one in 29 school age children will
be bereaved of a parent. If this
was to happen to you or your
partner, could you continue to
pay the school fees?
Julie West, who had two
children at Warwick Prep School,
sadly lost her husband in 2012
when they were just six and five
years old. She was forced to
move to a small flat, in a different
area, uprooting her children
from familiar surroundings.
Fortunately, when her children
“WHY WOULD YOU NOT
WANT TO PROTECT YOUR
CHILDREN FROM UNDUE
LOSS AND TRAUMA? JUST
AS WE ARE REQUIRED
TO INSURE OUR CARS,
SURELY IT IS OUR ETHICAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO
INSURE OUR CHILDREN
AGAINST LOSS TOO.”
had begun their education she
and her husband had taken out
School Fees Insurance. This paid
a pre-selected sum of money
directly to the school each term
following the untimely death of
her husband.
School was the one constant
the children had left in their
lives and Julie’s School Fees
Insurance means their education
is protected until the end of
the school year in which they
turn 18. “My children’s social
and educational lives were
maintained and sustained” says
Julie. “Losing a father is traumatic
and life-altering enough, but to
lose a child’s friends, teachers
and routine would only have
significantly added to their loss.”
School Fees Insurance is
a unique product, that from
as little as £20 a month can
protect the most important
years of a child’s life. It is easy
and simple to take out as no
medical underwriting is required.
As payments go directly to the
school, they will not be taxed or
delayed by probate.
To find out more about School Fees Insurance and how it could protect your
child’s future go to SFS-group.co.uk
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