Baigrie Davies

Corporate wraps will not pose a threat to adviser firms but will instead complement their services, according to Friends Provident.

After much talk of a generic industry-wide protection campaign it seems the ball has started rolling. Paul Robertson explains the what it hopes to achieve and how it may impact the industry.

Baigrie Davies has appointed Ian Howe as its new managing director.

The industry needs to focus on improving income protection rather than trying to increase sales of critical illness, according to intermediaries speaking on IFAonline.tv 's Great Protection Debate .

Advisers must take responsibility for improving protection sales and encouraging innovation in the market, according to speakers at IFAonline.tv's latest forum - the Great Protection Debate .

A call has gone out to IFAs and financial planners to use their commercial muscle to put pressure on product providers and reform information given to consumers in non-advised sales.