Insurance
Aviva CEO Tulloch to review group management structure as Briggs exits
Briggs headed up insurance business
F&TRC rolls out age-banded critical illness analysis for advisers
Data from each insurer
One in eight would need to sell home without income - Zurich
Nine in 10 do not have income protection
L&G updates critical illness policy with RedArc services
Legal & General has updated its critical illness product by partnering with RedArc to introduce six additional support services for its customers.
Aegon pays 95% of critical illness claims
Life claims steady at 98%
Up to £500m of 'dormant' assets in pensions and insurance sector
£40-50m dormant assets available annually
Scottish Widows updates critical illness definitions
'Removing complexity'
Revealed: Finalists for the International Fund and Product Awards 2015
Professional Adviser is pleased to announce the finalists for the 16th International Fund and Product Awards.
Protection Watch: Kevin Carr's verdicts on five recent developments
Promising lead or back to the lab?
FCA cancels permissions of Goldthorn after compulsory liquidation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has cancelled the permissions of insurance and mortgage broker Goldthorn Mortgage & Insurance Services following the liquidation of the company.
Royal London to buy Co-op Bank divisions
Members of life and pensions mutual Royal London have agreed to proposals to acquire the life insurance and asset management businesses of the Co-operative Banking Group.
Income protection claims move 'will boost IP take-up'
The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has said it is "delighted" by the recent publication of income protection (IP) claims statistics by insurance companies, and argued the move would boost consumer confidence in the market.
Five things clients will call you about this week
Here are our picks of the stories your clients may have read in the weekend newspapers...
LV= announces pipeline strategy
LV= will switch its protection business to gender neutral rates on 1 December and has announced its pipeline strategy for advisers.
FSA says rules on advisers handling medical info adequate
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said general rules governing the handling of clients' medical information by advisers are sufficient after concerns were raised by a provider.
MoJ consults on cutting LPA waiting times
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is proposing to reduce the length of time it takes to process applications to register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
Protection Watch...with Kevin Carr (July 2012)
PROTECTION WATCH
LV= launches online I-E support for advisers
Online adviser support on I-E tax changes and the gender directive has been launched by LV=.
Aegon cuts life and IP rates ahead of gender directive
Aegon has cut individual life and income protection rates to take advantage of the gender directive.
Protection watch...with Kevin Carr (June 2012)
PROTECTION WATCH
