Protection

Protection firm LV= will make its 2007 claims record available to advisers to show their clients why it turns some claims away.

The FSA has fined furniture retailer Land of Leather Limited and its chief executive for failing to ensure that Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) was sold correctly.

A website designed to help advisers guide clients on the essentials of business protection has been launched by Skandia.

Comparison websites for insurance products are failing to treat their customers fairly, an FSA review concludes.

Friends Provident says its year-old stance on non-disclosure has helped reduce the number of declined critical illness (CI) claims by a third in the last 12 months.

Royal London says the slowdown in the mortgage market is to blame for a 19% slump in new business at Bright Grey, its protection arm.

Outlook

Increasing longevity among the UK population has brought the issue of long term care into the spotlight. Graham Duffy highlights the need for well qualified advisers to work in this area to ensure clients make the right provisions for retirement

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as the heart pumps it around the body, but what happens when it is higher than it should be? Paula Reeves reports