Protection

Aegon has introduced a new range of online support material aimed at the business protection market.

The reinsurer has reported an increase in sales of new term assurance, critical illness and whole life insurance in 2009, while income protection sales fell. However, the ‘Protection Gap' has widened further.

PruProtect has launched products that bridge the gap between private medical insurance (PMI) and protection.

B&CE Benefit Schemes has improved its employee healthcare plan to include employer services and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Only four per cent of over 50s would consider contacting a financial adviser regarding long-term care funding and the majority do not have a clue where to find one, according to Partnership.

Bupa has launched a group risk website to provide its intermediaries with a resource for all of its products and services.

Long term care, mortgage and equity release qualifications could be reviewed by the FSA every three years to "ensure they remain up to date and relevant".

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) is doubling the number of complimentary places available at its conference.

Patient care is being compromised by GPs' lack of assessment time, according to research by Aviva UK Health.

Up to 79% of European managers are concerned by work-related stress, but less than a third have procedures to deal with it, the biggest workplace health and safety survey in Europe has found.