Protection

Distribution challenges threaten to derail the protection sector from capitalising on "a golden opportunity" to sell, according to Defaqto.

Group insurers should actively manage the health of clients, a population health consultant is claiming.

This years Protection Review conference hit three main points. Paul Robertson discusses them with Peter Le Beau.

Experts are bracing themselves for a "firesale" of protection products next year ahead of a rule change which could see premiums soar by 10%.

The UK market will continue to shift towards protection says Aviva's Toby Strauss, after the insurer reported its third consecutive quarter of life sales growth.

Aviva recorded a 21% jump in operating profit in the first half of the year, with the insurer declaring 6% dividend increase.

Mortgage brokers are becoming increasingly reliant on the protection market to survive and are calling for unemployment cover to become standard on income protection (IP), according to new research.

British employees are leaving themselves woefully unprotected financially in the event that something unpredictable happens leaving them unable to work, according to new research.

Fallout from the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) could mean more advisers will specialise in protection, according to this year's Protection Review survey.

The Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) will meet Treasury officials to further explore its offer to play a significant role in assisting the Government's welfare reforms.