Scottish Widows

Only one in four people believe they are adequately protected if they lose the main income from their household, according to a report by Scottish Widows.

Advisers have a great part to play in ensuring consumers answer underwriting questions truthfully, according to Matt Rann, group underwriting and claims manager at Aegon UK.

This week I attended a course on the ‘tone of voice' we should use when communicating with customers. The grumpy old man in me tends to feel that today's younger generation would benefit more from learning grammar and punctuation, but tone of voice refreshers...

Supermarkets are a useful distribution channel in the protection industry because people trust the brands and are encouraged to buy products, according to speakers on IFAonline.tv's Great Protection Debate .

Axa last month confirmed it was in exclusive talks to buy financial adviser group Thinc Destini, and given the time scales usually involved in a merger or takeover, it wouldn't be unreasonable to think the deal could be completed at any time.

Scottish Widows has announced the appointment of Alasdair Fraser in a newly created role as head of investment services.

TAKEOVER fever surrounding Scottish Widows heated up yesterday when rival Resolution Life confirmed it would be interested in buying the Edinburgh finance giant if it was for sale, reports the Scotsman.

Axa and Swiss Re are believed to have made an exploratory £8bn takeover bid approach for Scottish Widows to its parent, Lloyds TSB, reports the Scotsman .

IFAs and providers are calling for further clarification on whether proposals to introduce a ‘non-contestability' period into life insurance policies would apply to deliberate non-disclosures.

Nearly three quarters (73%) of 18 to 24 year olds are increasingly worried about their financial future new research from Scottish Widows reveals.