Business
Regular business protection reviews are 'crucial'
Half of companies consider cancelling policies
LV= adopts 'smart technology' platform for business protection
Fastway quote and apply
Aegon increases financial and medical underwriting limits
For both personal and business protection
Aegon updates business protection process for advisers
‘Faster, more intuitive online service’
Many SMEs do not protect 'most valuable asset'
'Too many fall into bankruptcy because they have not protected key people’
FTRC launches Protection Guru website for advisers
Analysis hub
Aegon launches business protection toolkit for advisers
Sample material, topical articles and sales aids
Stephen Crosbie: Business protection made easy
Business protection doesn't need to be complicated, insists Aegon's protection director
F&TRC opens API access to protection data for product comparison
Designed to help intermediaries comply with IDD
Swiss Re Term & Health Watch: Sales up 11.6% in 2017
Overall increase of 21.1% for critical illness - highest level of growth since 2012
Vikki Jefferies: The 'be-your-own-boss bug'
People young and old are starting their own businesses, and many are faced with the first ever time they've had to consider their protection needs
Zurich pays out 97% of 2017 protection claims
Paid life claims reached 99% and mental health most common reason for IP pay-out
Legal & General paid 98% of life claims in 2017
The firm dished out a total of £636m across life, CIC, terminal illness and income protection
Stuart Scullion: A look ahead to 2018
Stuart Scullion discusses some of the key issues that are facing the UK health sector in the year ahead, including insurance premium tax, third-party relationships and GDPR
Chloe Gilbert: Identifying the real future of insurance
Recruiting the right people for the right roles can be tough for any business. Here, recent graduate Chloe Gilbert presents a personal view of promoting careers in insurance and reinsurance to the potential next generation
The Ardonagh Group appoints healthcare CEO
Former Jelf MD to join in January
Protection product sales hit five-year high - Equifax Touchstone
Protection product sales have reached a five-year high, with total sales up 1.4% in the third quarter of 2017 and 7% year-on-year, according to data from Equifax Touchstone.
Vicky Churcher: It's time to KISS complexity goodbye
Has the protection sector now reached the stage where complexity is becoming one of the biggest threats to growth? Vicky Churcher urges product providers and advisers to 'keep it simple and straightforward'
Charles Taylor InsureTech launches Cloud-based health and protection platform
Charles Taylor InsureTech (InsureTech) said it is launching what it claims to be "the world's first" cloud-based life, health and protection core insurance platform.
Defaqto launches business protection guide
Defaqto has released a guide for advisers, sponsored by Aegon, which provides information on business and personal protection for small business owners.
Pacific Life Re claims survey: Terminal Illness - what do consumers think this means?
This is the fourth in a series of features highlighting Pacific Life Re's key findings from research on consumers' perceptions of protection claims management.
Aegon reports 11% increase in protection sales
Aegon has announced an 11% increase in protection sales in its Q4 2016 results, compared to the previous year.
Anderson Principles: Dear John, it's time to move on
Are The Anderson Principles fit for purpose in the modern age? LifeSearch's Malcolm Robertson sets out the issues in relation to key person cover.
LifeSearch announces deal with Scottish Widows to provide protection advice to SME customers
LifeSearch has announced a deal with Scottish Widows that will see a dedicated team of specialist advisers offering business loan protection advice to SME customers through Lloyds Bank's Commercial Banking division.
