Individual Protection

Which? has called for regulators to ensure protection products meet minimum standards.

Former Legal & General IFA sales director Iain Clark will join LV= as director of protection.

LV= is extending its offer of a 5% discount on income protection until 14 February.

Bupa has raised medical underwriting limits on its life and critical illness plans.

Bright Grey has extended the definitions of three critical illnesses it covers.

Wiltshire Friendly Society has contracted Medicals Direct to provide a big T tele interviewing service for its income protection business.

Paul Hudson, CEO of Cirencester Friendly, welcomes recent FSA proposals to exempt certain Holloway-style protection products from the RDR's fee-charging and professionalism rules, but insists there is still work to be done.

Kevin Carr, CEO of the Protection Review, gives his verdict on the five key developments in protection this month.

Just 7% of UK families feel financially protected while 61% have no life insurance at all, according to new research.

Paul Whitehouse (SPOILER ALERT: He's a ghost) stars in the latest Aviva TV advert, this time plugging life cover. But does it work?