Protection

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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.

The Competition Commission's first set of remedies for payment protection insurance (PPI) were introduced on Saturday.

David Child has taken over the role of Lifesearch managing director from Tom Baigrie, who moves to become chief executive of the company.

Complaints about critical illness (CI) have spiked sharply over the last six months, the FSA has reported.

Cigna has reached a deal to buy protection and travel insurance provider FirstAssist with the aim of growing its UK presence.

Almost half of Openwork's advisers have moved onto its protection panel since it launched 12 months ago.

Almost 30 million protection policies were in force last year with consumers receiving over £32m per day in benefits, according to the ABI.