Protection

Standard Life Assurance has appointed Robert Watters as protection marketing director.

The protection industry has been talking about reforming income protection for the past 10 years, which has raised doubts among some advisers and providers about whether the various committees will really make a difference.

Only 21% of people with traditional life insurance policies would consider switching to pension term assurance, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.

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Liverpool Victoria has taken a 'significant backward step' in the time it takes to underwrite protection applications, according to research from Torquil Clark Life Insurance.

Standard Life is launching a new set of income protection products next week which it hopes will put it on a level playing field with the front-runners in the market.

A handful of high profile MPs have written to the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority expressing support for Symponia's campaign to tighten the regulation of long-term care.

Standard Life Healthcare has introduced a ‘guided option' to its private medical insurance products which it says will cut the cost of comprehensive cover.

Key figures in the income protection market have reached a consensus on the issues which must be addressed to improve sales and increase awareness of the product.

A white paper on income protection is being published next month which aims to tackle some of the product's complexities and reverse the trend of declining sales.