Protection

PruProtect says it is "reviewing" entry into the direct-to-consumer (D2C) space, putting it in direct competition with financial advisers.

Aegon has begun a campaign to highlight the importance of the adviser market in the face of stiff competition from internet sales.

Openwork is set to unveil changes and enhancements to its provider proposition in a series of nationwide adviser road shows.

Richard Howells, intermediary sales director at Zurich UK Life, says advising your clients on their protection needs could open up a wave of new opportunities

New ABI director general Kerrie Kelly has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at this year's Protection Review conference.

The FSA has given advisers who sell individual long-term pure protection contracts under ICOBS until the end of the year to apply its rules on 'total premium' disclosure.

PruProtect's second full year of operation saw it post new business figures of £13.5m (APE) up from £3.3m in 2008.

Mortgage brokers could be dragged into the disclosure of adviser remuneration proposed by the FSA.

Zurich has launched a microsite dedicated to protection.

Direct Life & Pension (DLP) is launching a series of protection training workshops across the UK during April.