Protection

Sesame says advisers should look to supplement their business volumes by selling hard on payment protection products as mortgage volumes are likely to fall in the current economic crisis.

AXA has today announced revised rates for several of its protection products, which the firm says will bring considerable benefits to customers.

An academy set up to improve the skills of its underwriters has been launched by Norwich Union.

Zurich has expanded its protection team to help oversee the firm's new range of life assurance and critical illness products.

Income protection should be the "bedrock" of all financial advice, specialist insurer Pioneer says today.

There have been a few comments in the press recently about term assurance pricing suggesting that real time pricing may not be too far away.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) and independent Lloyds broker, PYV, have today announced they will team up to help IFAs, mortgage intermediaries and general insurance brokers get better deals on professional indemnity insurance.

Compulsory audit trails are the key to stamping out non-disclosure disputes on protection policies, according to tele-underwriting specialists MorganAsh.

Cover for children if they suffer a critical illness and a joint life separation option form part of two products launched by Zurich in a bid to improve its protection proposition.

I have mentioned before in my blogs my frequent irritations with air travel. The ever-increasing security queues, holding patterns and baggage reclaim delays give you ample time to reflect upon issues facing the industry.