Scottish Provident

Jennifer Gilchrist explains there are sound reasons for drawing children's sickness to clients' attention

Royal London total new life and pensions business rose 35% in the first half of the year, driven by strong performances from Scottish Life and Royal London 360.

Protection providers Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have suffered significant drops in sales over the first half of the year.

My client Dave has very little disposable income. He is employed, but having seen friends made redundant through the recession, he has been spooked about his financial instability, although he has no indication that his job is at risk. He is single with...

Two thirds of small businesses believe the death of a key employee would have a severe impact on their business, yet few have key employee insurance, according to Scottish Provident.

Scottish Provident will see the majority of its life cover rates reduce after a repricing.

IFAs expecting a decade heavy with new protection offerings could be disappointed, as providers plan to focus on adviser education not "churning" products.

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) is addressing long term disability and the new Employment Support Allowance (ESA) with a series of nationwide adviser seminars.

Scottish Provident's "Critical Illness Claims Report" released today reveals it paid out nearly £94 million to critical illness policy holders during 2009.

Susan Barclay, head of marketing at Scottish Provident, explains why it can be advantageous to divide a client's protection outlay between different products and how the task can be greatly facilitated by using menu-based format .