Protection

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A helpline offering free round-the-clock counselling support to individual protection customers has been launched by Aegon Scottish Equitable.

A facility enabling advisers to put a protection case 'on-risk' once acceptance terms have been offered is one of a number of changes progress from Royal Liver is making to its online application process.

Friends Provident says it will press ahead as planned with implementing its new UK strategy despite having its insurance financial strength rating cut by Moody's.

AXA protection is seeking to dispel the "myths" surrounding non-disclosure after research found consumers fear mentioning slight medical conditions such as back ache will drive up premiums.

Mortgage Next is increasing general insurance commission payments for appointed representatives using the Source comparison system.

People may avoid taking out protection as they consider it too expensive warns Legal & General (L&G), as new figures show 65% overestimated the cost of £150,000 worth of life cover.

Norwich Union (NU) paid over £106m for critical illness claims in 2007, which is its largest sum for any one year to date.

Discrimination is good. A dictionary definition is "the power of making fine distinctions", so it's a synonym for good judgement. Most insurance is based on discrimination.