Protection

Aviva has made a number of enhancements to its group risk products.

Protection expert Kevin Carr has set up Kevin Carr Consulting, which will provide consultancy, public relations, marketing and training services to the protection and wider financial services industry.

PruProtect appoints Paul Gyseman as director for claims and underwriting.

Adviser anger over FSA plans to change protection commission disclosure is building ahead of a consultation on the issue in March.

All Canada Life small scheme (below 50 lives) Group Life assurance business transacted via the CLASS (Canada Life Automated Self Service) online portal is to be discounted by on average 10%.

Advisers are the answer to closing Britain's £2.3trn protection gap in 2010, says Direct Life's head of new business Phil Jeynes.

Cirencester friendly has launched a tele-interviewing service to its Income Assured Plus product.

Aviva has acquired US equity manager River Road Asset Management as it looks to grow its institutional business and expand in the US market.

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Terminally ill cancer patients and people undergoing chemotherapy are being threatened with benefit cuts if they do not attend back-to-work interviews, Macmillan Cancer Support and Citizens Advice have warned.