Individual Protection

The protection sector has a "colossal opportunity" to expand after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but many IFAs lack protection knowledge and those that do have it do not use it, according to new research.

Cirencester friendly has reduced its nurse screening and GP administration times to get policies on risk faster.

Britons are failing to prepare properly for the prospect of death with many failing to secure the fate of their families and money, a report has said.

Scottish Provident and Bright Grey have amended their critical illness products to include five new definitions and two reclassifications of conditions.

Insurers must pay life insurance claims in four weeks following the ABI's decision to slash its guidance time for the process.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) will not provide a gateway to the selling of protection products, according to think tank Reform.

A third (33%) of UK households could not cope financially if they lost their main income yet only 7% of the population has income protection (IP), according to research.

Unum has ceased writing new business in the individual critical illness (CI) market.

Defaqto has said it believes short term income protection (IP) products are likely to become the replacement for payment protection insurance (PPI).

I treat life and critical illness as fairly commoditised products for perfectly healthy people aged under 35. Can I do more to help them in this area?