Protection
Scottish Widows commits to PDG Claims Charter
Also signs Funeral Payment Pledge
UK mutuals generate more than £130bn income annually
'Touch lives of one in three'
Aegon pays a total of £128.6m protection claims in 2018
To 1,552 families and businesses
Fraudster who faked own death living in Philippines
Married someone 23 years younger
UnderwriteMe bolsters protection platform distribution team
A number of hires
Competence questioned as govt misses fifth social care paper deadline
25 months since stated intention to publish
SJP Wealth Management signs up to the Protection Distribution Group
Essential Insurance joins too
Scottish Widows pays 98.4% of protection claims in 2018
Pay-outs totalling £208m
Alan Lakey: An in-depth critique of insurer pens
Design, grip, whether they work ...
Old Mutual pays 99.78% of life claims (and 96.2% for CI)
Nearly £150m paid since 2016
Aegon updates business protection process for advisers
‘Faster, more intuitive online service’
COVER Customer Care Awards: Shortlists announced
'Truly making a difference'
Aviva enhances protection platform for advisers
‘Most significant’ upgrade since launch
Cover Technology & Innovation: Keynote and programme revealed
Putting the tech into protection
Openwork grows number of female advisers by more than a third
Between 2014 and 2018
Ex-Sesame MD sets up B2B protection distribution proposition
Auxilium Partnership launches
FTRC launches Protection Guru website for advisers
Information resource
FCA to urge EU authorities to address PRIIPs failings
EU review to be completed this year
AIG Life pays 99% life claims
And 94% for critical illness
IRESS launches 'buy-now' term assurance option for advisers
Via The Exchange
Katya Maclean appointed Guardian FS chief operating officer
‘Expanded role’
VitalityHealth launches 'comprehensive' mental health package
Unlimited CBT and counselling
ABI launches 'income gap' online calculator
‘Percy: The Protection Calculator’
'One in five' UK businesses lack expertise to manage absence
Zurich research
