Whole of Life
VitalityLife launches new comparison tool for advisers
Plus extra serious illness cover for children
AIG Life introduces over fifties life plan to adviser market
AIG Life has launched an over fifties life plan with a range of benefits in a bid to aim the traditional direct-to-consumer offer into a mainstream adviser product, PA's sister title COVER has exclusively revealed.
AIG Life introduces underwriting changes
To speed up application process
Three odd FOS verdicts (and why advisers need to know about them)
Has one IFA's unusual hobby highlighted questionable FOS decisions?
FCA tweaks suitability rules on offshore life insurance bonds
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to update its rules for retail clients advised to buy offshore life insurance bonds, affording them greater protection.
Canada Life returns to individual protection market
Canada Life has returned to the individual protection market with four life plans, two offering a critical illness add-on.
Aviva CEO vows to double products sold to each customer
Insurer Aviva has vowed to drive up the number of products held by its customers following the integration of former rival Friends Life and launch of a direct to consumer service.
Protection Watch: Five key developments all advisers should know
Five key developments all advisers should know
'Pay more commission' protection plea made
Protection providers should pay intermediaries more commission to help the industry experiment and grow, according to the founder of a comparison service.
Legal & General adds 'second medical opinion' option across protection range
Legal & General is offering new protection customers the opportunity of obtaining an independent second opinion on their condition, should they need to make a claim.
IFA wins 'distress payment' from Phoenix for complaint handling delay
Phoenix Life has been ordered to pay an adviser redress after the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) found it had not responded quickly enough to his complaint.
Advisers urged to summon spirit of Tolkien to boost protection sales
Masterful storytelling is advisers' most powerful tool to boost take-up of protection insurance among clients, according to an expert.
Protection Watch: Five key developments all advisers should know
Five key developments all advisers should know
Aviva offers advisers extra commission in revamped protection service
Aviva has updated its protection offering, allowing multi-product quotes for the first time, live case tracking and a promise of 10% extra commission for advisers using its 'interactive' underwriting mode.
Phoenix reviews unit-linked fund costs after being forced to refund ex-IFA
Phoenix Life is reviewing the charges on its Scottish Provident unit-linked funds after refunding a former financial adviser who realised he had been overcharged for years.
MP: Protection now a 'toxic' word after PPI scandal
The public may view all protection products as "toxic" following the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal, according to the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial Services.
Protection Watch: Kevin Carr's verdicts on five recent developments
Kevin Carr's verdicts on five key developments in the past month
Lighthouse launches mortgage and protection advice service
National advice firm Lighthouse Group has launched a "holistic" mortgage and protection advice service in response to demand from clients.
Lloyds exits stand-alone protection advice
Lloyds bank has announced it will no longer offer stand-alone protection advice across its Halifax, Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland branches after observing "significantly reduced" customer demand.
Aegon launches integrated whole of life trust policy
Aegon UK has launched a whole of life protection plan which offers the ability to place the policy in a discretionary trust at application.
Protection Watch... with Kevin Carr (July 2014)
Kevin Carr gives his verdict on five key developments in protection in the last month...
Protection figures 'shatter illusion' of declined claims
Figures showing insurance companies declined fewer than 3,500 of more than 102,000 protection claims last year "shatter the illusion" that providers don't pay, according to stakeholders.
Defaqto launches star ratings for life cover policies
Research business Defaqto has added whole-of-life protection policies to its star ratings service.
Aviva launches 'high value' cases protection team
Aviva has launched a specialist protection team to offer a tailored service for protection cases with high levels of cover and large premiums.
