Protection

IFAonline is offering readers discounted places for The Protection Review Conference 2009.

Mark Jones, head of protection at Friends Provident, has added his name to a small list of influential industry experts hinting consumers were better off during the reign of the direct sales force.

Insurers erroneously declined protection claims in only a tiny number of cases in the last two years, despite the public's negative perception of the industry, a study suggests.

Scottish Widows is being accused of threatening to shut down IFA agencies as the insurance giant seeks to address falling business levels.

Sesame is offering to train unqualified IFA support staff with its member firms to sell general insurance (GI).

Underlying earnings before tax at Aegon UK slumped 79% to just £7m in the first three months of the year as lower fund-related charges hit the firm's pensions business.

Friends Provident chief executive Trevor Matthews today urged the UK Government to embrace the Australian life cover model.

A website providing case studies, sales aids and information on individual income protection (IP) for advisers has been launched by Unum.

Legal & General (L&G) is set to cut an extra 560 jobs, brining the total number of staff lost this year to more than 1,000.

Equitable Life investors fighting for compensation say the UK Government is more interested in the settlement rights of Gurkhas than it is in their plight.