Protection

Provider LV= has said it hopes protection will not be made compulsory because it could leave individuals who need comprehensive cover under-insured.

Personal Touch has added a multi-tie protection panel to join its whole of market offering.

The "diabolical" selling of protection back books needs to be regulated and restricted, with the new owners held accountable for the way the books are run, an industry expert says.

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LV= has revealed it completed almost two thirds (61%) of all protection applications from IFAs in five days or less last year.

The insurance sector has been chastised for not engaging well enough with politicians and advisers have been urged to lobby their MPs.

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Lifesearch has developed an outsourced protection service for advisers which it will bring to market if there is support for the offering, CEO Tom Baigrie has revealed.

Insurers must continue using their online systems in to post sales care to support advisers and their client relationships, an industry working group has demanded.

Aviva has bowed to public pressure and toned down its Downtown Abbey motorcycle crash victim ads.