Individual Protection

The FSA today ordered firms reopen about 185,000 previously-rejected payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints and reassess them.

As many as 16.5 million (35%) of Britons believe the State welfare system provides an adequate safety net for a modern standard of living according to Scottish Provident.

Advisers are being invited to personal protection workshops designed to help them boost sales.

While most people do not like to think about the possibility that they might need long-term care, Government reform of the care and support system may mean more individual planning is necessary. Claire Fox examines the options for paying for long-term...

We have all heard of the 'nanny state', but recently I came across a term I hadn't heard before but which certainly struck a chord with me - the ‘nagging state'.

Aviva has cut by a third its use of doctor's reports (GPRs) on protection applications as it seeks to boost efficiency and lower costs.

Unum has announced the launch of a free ‘Assistance Programme' called Unum LifeWorks for all new and existing holders of its individual income protection (IP) policies.

Scottish Provident paid out on 93% of all claims assessments concluded between January and June 2009 (an increase of six percentage points on the first half of 2008).

A growing number of insurers are mulling introducing a mixed commission option for advisers selling their protection products.

Aviva paid out more than £140m in critical illness (CI) and life insurance claims during the first half of the year.