Protection

General insurance specialist Fortis has today moved into the life protection market with the launch of Fortis Life.

A protection policy offering seven different levels of cover including critical illness and income protection under one plan has been launched by LifeSearch.

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Aegon Scottish Equitable has increased the number of illnesses covered as part of a raft of changes to its critical illness (CI) proposition.

Banning the sale of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) at the point of sale of another credit product would "materially disadvantage" consumers, the secured loan industry body FISA argues.

St James's Place has appointed Bright Grey to its protection panel giving its 1,200 partners access to the provider's products.

IFA firms are normally valued as a multiple of renewal income plus a factor for goodwill built up through strong client relationships.

Norwich Union says the number of critical illness (CI) claims declined due to non-disclosure fell for the second consecutive year in 2007.

LeadPoint has introduced a new protection service to its platform which will allow advisers to branch out into new product areas.

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