Sentiment among UK and European financial advisers has fallen to its lowest level in 12 months, according to a recent global report.
Financial advisers are the most trusted figures in financial services, particularly in the wake of the banking crisis, research suggests.
Politicians and bankers are the least trustworthy professionals according to the British public.
Pioneer has hit out at providers who "change the goalposts" mid-claim while also joining the chorus of insurers urging all income protection (IP) claims approval rates to be published.
Income protection sales still lag behind other types of insurance. Ed Stuart-Brown and Colin Micklewright talk to Scott Sinclair, news editor at IFA-Online, to discuss why