Protection

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have reported steep falls in new protection business over the first half of the year.

A shortlist has been formed for advisers wishing to attend the independent protection training after the first two sessions were fully subscribed in less than a week.

A new protection intermediary headed by former moneysupermarket.com management will launch next week.

Santander has been forced to restrict sales of protection products through its branches due to a staff training issue.

Avelo has added its weight to those predicting protection sales will grow with IFAs increasing focus to it after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is introduced.

Adviser network Pink has doubled its protection sales in six months following broker training.

Dates have been confirmed for the Protection Review and Personal Finance Society's (PFS) independent protection training sessions.

LV= has revealed its protection new business increased 16% over the first six months of the year compared with the same period of 2010.

The Building Societies Association (BSA) believes regulatory intervention has provided a major barrier to insurance purchases and that the FSA's approach is "pretty flawed".

LV= has launched a new version of its reference book; the "Little Book of Protection".