Protection

A report analysing the UK protection market has called for tele-interviewing to become the norm, as it reveals advisers transcribe half their applications from paper to screen, but only 12% believe the data is always accurate.

Axa's protection account is now available through the Lighthouse Group, an IFA group and pension scheme administrator which provides support to over 550 IFAs.

Pioneer Friendly Society will be conducting a series of training and development seminars around the UK from next month, focussing on the importance of income protection.

The holiday season has passed and fitness fever has gripped the nation once again. Most daily newspapers are full of reviews of the latest celebrity fitness videos.

At last year's Cover Forum, the majority of delegates argued that something needed to be done to improve the reputation of the protection industry. This is nothing new however, as in previous years industry experts have pointed out that highlighting the...

The Law Commission's proposals to introduce a non-contestability clause into life insurance and critical illness policies is likely to lead to a cross-subsidy in favour of "liars", warns Jon Briggs, protection research manager at Hargreaves Lansdown....

Out with the old and in with the new. I love New Year. New Year's Eve parties are always great and wonderfully round off a two-week break over Christmas. A fresh start is always good, personally and professionally. Even the office gets a spring clean...

Up to 370,000 older people currently receiving low level care could have it withdrawn completely by 2009 because of a lack of government funding, the Local Government Association has warned.

Aegon Scottish Equitable has been appointed to the Tenet Group's 'elite panel' for individual protection, effective from today.

Liverpool Victoria has appointed Justin Harper as head of intermediary marketing strategy.