protection gap

Today is Groundhog Day, made famous by Bill Murray's film of the same name, in which Murray's character is forced to continually re-live 2 February.

Legal and General is now offering the facility to apply for different sums assured for term assurance and critical illness cover.

Aegon will extend its adviser training programme on how to better market personal protection into the New Year.

Almost half (43%) of Britons do not buy life insurance because they do not see the need for it, research suggests.

Re-Insurer Swiss Re has released its review of the insurance industry which highlights consumer's demands for increased simplicity and clarity.

The protection industry is expecting a reduction in the number of IFAs post RDR of from 20-50%, depending on the survey chosen. Will this impact on sales of protection and will this prompt the resurgence of in-house sales forces - the man from the Pru?...

Education and promotion are the only ways to plug a growing £2.3trn protection gap, Friends Provident's Ed Stuart-Brown says.

Fortis Life UK has partnered with Click to launch a ‘no frills' new term insurance product designed to address the £2.3trn protection gap.

Quoting the protection gap figure somehow reminds me of old films. The shock and awe shown on the faces of the characters when they are told the value of whatever the sought after treasure actually is can be almost comical, largely because it's often...

Lifequote is launching a 'protection academy' in quarter two of 2007 which aims to close the protection gap by improving advisers' knowledge of products and competency skills.