Protection

The vast majority of consumers are only prepared to pay less than £5 per week for income protection (IP) with almost a third not willing to pay anything, new research has revealed.

Less than a fifth of Britons felt they would need help when purchasing life insurance but almost half said it was definitely necessary for a mortgage, according to new research.

Consumers want simple financial products to provide a standard limited level of coverage allowing easy understanding and comparison, new research has found.

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LifeSearch is encouraging protection advisers to increase sales of family income benefit (FIB) products.

Poor workforce health accounts for more than a quarter reduction in productivity while presenteeism costs businesses three times more than sickness absence, Legal & General has found.

A British man has been arrested in Australia accused of faking his own death so his wife could claim life insurance.

Aviva's UK life and pensions sales increased by 6% to £8.1m during the nine months to 30 September.

Roger Edwards, proposition director, Bright Grey and Scottish Provident, delves deep into cyberspace and plucks out three protection sales techniques - one an oldie-but-goodie, one from the US and one for the future.

Swiss Re has reported a 118% increase in net income in the third quarter.