Aviva

Friends Life, now part of the Aviva Group, has announced enhancements to its Protect+ income protection proposition, including improved guaranteed benefits.

Debt-laden network Sesame has been given access to a £45m bailout fund by its parents Aviva and Friends Life.

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Functionality and cost remain the only real drivers behind advisers wanting to switch platforms in an otherwise increasingly ‘sticky' market, a survey has found.

Insurer Aviva has launched a direct to consumer (D2C) platform giving consumers access to a general investment account, and ISA and a self-invested personal pension (SIPP).

A "combination of politics and pensions" contributed to slower sales across platforms in the first three months of the year, with the year-on-year (YOY) asset growth rate also receding, according to research.

Eight product launches, tweaks and updates advisers should know about

Clive Balchin had been with Sesame for 18 years but an ever more stringent approach to compliance pushed him to hand in his notice - just days before the group announced it was shutting its investment network.

Aviva has updated its protection offering, allowing multi-product quotes for the first time, live case tracking and a promise of 10% extra commission for advisers using its 'interactive' underwriting mode.

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