Individual Protection

Medicals Direct Group has re-branded itself as MDG.

The Protection Review and the Personal Finance Society (PFS) will soon be announcing the first dates for independent protection training for advisers.

Bright Grey has reduced premiums for plan holders with reviewable life or critical illness cover.

Stakeholders within the life assurance market need to work together to tackle the ongoing problem of cancellation and persistency rates, a national IFA has urged.

The Dilnot Commission report, set up by the Government to recommend a fair and sustainable funding system for adult social care in England, is to be welcomed.

Cancer patients could lose up to £94 a week in benefits as the government cuts costs, Macmillan Cancer Support has warned.

Is the public really unaware of protection products and their benefits?

Protect has confirmed representatives from the Protection Review, Income Protection Task Force and Defaqto will be speaking at its May meeting.

An advice service focussed on helping people with pre-existing medical conditions obtain life cover has been launched into the UK protection market.

Pink is pushing its representatives to take a greater focus on protection and has unveiled a new short protection panel featuring five providers.