Safeguard your family’s financial security
If you die, life will go on for your family. But if they rely on your income or your role as a stay-at-home parent, how can you make sure they cope without you?
Life insurance from Aviva pays out a fixed lump sum to safeguard your loved ones from the financial uncertainty that comes with premature death.
Price match
We price match Ireland’s major insurance companies to give you the best value.2
Easy paperwork
We complete all the paperwork with a signature free process.3
Best Doctors
You get exclusive access to the Best Doctors ® Second Medical Opinion service at no extra cost.
Looking for a life insurance quote?
With cover starting from as little as €101. Fill in our online form and speak to one of our qualified financial advisers.
How can life insurance help?
The money from a life insurance plan could help your family to:
- Maintain their current lifestyle
- Pay off loans and debts
- Invest it as a nest egg for the future or to generate an income
- Pay for your children’s education or childcare
- Manage other living expenses
Flexible life insurance tailored for you
It’s not an easy thing to think about. That’s why we make our life insurance straightforward and easy to manage. Then once it’s in place, you can get back to living your life.
How to design your life insurance cover
- Choose the cash sum that your family might need if you die.
- Select the length of your policy – from 2 to 50 years.
- Decide if the money paid out should keep up with inflation.
- Include a ‘conversion option’ to let you extend your cover at any time.
Policy features
Security
- Free accidental death cover while your application is considered.
- Payment of your benefit if you’re diagnosed with a terminal illness, as long as 12 months or more remain on your policy.
Flexibility
- Option to issue your policy ‘under trust’ so you can specify who will get the benefit on your death.
- Option to assign your policy to a third party – useful if you borrow money from a bank.
Price
- A price match of Ireland’s major insurance companies to give you the best value.2
- Favourable rates for non-smokers.
Expert advice
- Guidance from a professional financial adviser who will take care of the paperwork - Aviva’s signature free process makes getting the right cover quick and easy.
- Exclusive access to the Best Doctors® Second Medical Opinion service, available from the first day of cover, at no additional cost.
- As our customer you get access to Aviva Family Care which is a counselling and support service provided by Workplace Options. This service provides access to short term counselling and carer support information services at no extra cost.
Additional cover
You can get even more peace of mind by adding specified illness cover to your life insurance policy. This means that if you are diagnosed and proven to have a specified illness or if you die, your benefit will be paid.
See the Specified Illness Definitions Guide for details of illnesses covered.
Want to get started?
You can request a call from one of our professional financial advisers who will talk to you about your options and set up the right cover for you.
Alternatively contact us on
Monday to Friday: 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
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Policy details
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Email: csc@aviva.com
1. Acceptance criteria, terms and conditions apply. These monthly premiums are based on single life cover of €60,000 for a person aged 21 next birthday and a non-smoker, over a 10 year term. Source: Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland DAC as at July 2019.
2. Acceptance criteria, terms and conditions apply. Price match applies to mortgage protection or life insurance quotes only. Price match only applies to standard quotes provided to Aviva Direct Ireland Limited from Best Advice (only including quotes from Irish Life, New Ireland, Royal London and Zurich) with the same level and term of cover up to a maximum sum assured of €1,500,000. Price Match does not apply to promotional offers. Price match and any discounts applied are subject to a minimum premium of €10 per month.
3. This is available for policies up to a maximum sum assured of €1,000,000. Where applicable, any additional forms required for medical evidence will require a signature. Aviva reserve the right to request a signed application at any stage prior to policy issue.
Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland does not guarantee the on-going availability of the Aviva Family Care Benefit (Workplace Options Counselling services), to its policyholders and may, at its sole discretion, withdraw access to the service at a month’s notice. If we withdraw it, we’ll write to notify policyholders at least 31 days in advance of its removal.
Workplace Options Counselling and Carer Support Service (who provide the Aviva Family Care Benefit) is not a regulated financial service.
Best Doctors is an independent company and Aviva will not be responsible for any actions taken or not taken as a consequence of recommendations made by Best Doctors. Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland DAC does not guarantee the on-going availability of the Best Doctors service to its policyholders and may, at its sole discretion, withdraw access to the service at a month’s notice.
Best Doctors is not a regulated financial service.
Aviva Direct Ireland Limited is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. A private company limited by shares. Registered in Ireland No 374895. Registered Office One Park Place, Hatch Street, Dublin 2.
Life and Protection Cover is underwritten by Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland DAC.
Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland Designated Activity Company, a private company limited by shares. Registered in Ireland No. 165970. Registered office at One Park Place, Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 E651. Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland Designated Activity Company, trading as Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland and Friends First, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Tel (01) 898 7950.