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It all began 25 years ago with the launch of the UK's first ever critical illness products by Abbey Life and Allied Dunbar. Scottish Provident's Jennifer Gilchrist looks back on a seminal moment in the history of protection...

While experience counts for something, training in a post-RDR environment should not be seen as a regulatory burden, says Julie Pardy

Kirsteen Grant looks at simple products as a key piece in the puzzle to help providers raise consumer awareness

If the FSA changes the way protection products are marketed, what will the effect be on technology? Andy Valvona highlights some good news for advisers

In today's healthcare and protection market, it is difficult to choose how best to market your products on a budget - Philip Wood explains

In the first of a series examining worldwide developments in products, distribution and initiatives, Greg Becker begins by looking at India

There has been much to smile about this year in the group life market, but as Owain Thomas discovers, there is still one problem that could see advisers on the hook for millions of pounds in uninsured liabilities

With no screening programme, this killer disease claims 10,000 lives a year - Fergus Bescoby takes us through the implications

In an industry first, IFAonline brings you a series of structured CPD articles fully accredited by the IFP and confirmed as meeting the RDR learning outcomes as set by the FSA. This week: Lawyer Adam Samuel on ethics.

In the first in a series of articles from Canada Life's technical team, Paul Thompson, tax & estate planning consultant, looks at some of the most common IHT planning complications.