Widows seeks feedback on protection menu

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Scottish Widows is developing a menu of protection products for intermediaries and is asking for their thoughts on what features should be included.

The product is currently being rolled out to Lloyds TSB branches, but once this stage has been completed Scottish Widows will be talking to intermediaries about their particular requirements. It is expected the product will be available to intermediaries next year. Nick Kirwan, protection market director at Scottish Widows, states: “If intermediaries have got thoughts on the product we would like to hear them. The core of the product has been designed for Lloyds TSB and we know we will need to change some features for the IFA market.” For example, Kirwan says advisers in Lloyds TSB...

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