Businesses are seeing budgets stretched in many ways, but, as Owain Thomas found, advisers who are creative with solutions could produce a windfall for themselves in the group critical illness market
Aegon has increased its medical underwriting limits for its life and critical illness (CI) protection proposition.
Zurich has amended its critical illness (CI) plans and produced a multi-media pack to help advisers promote the benefits of the product's cover.
Bright Grey has increased the scope of its critical illness (CI) claims panel to also cover Scottish Provident policies.
Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have sought to clarify breast cancer cover from critical illness (CI) providers following recent changes made to their definitions.
The protection industry has made progress in communicating with consumers but more needs to be done and now maybe the time for product innovation, Swiss Re has said.
Income protection (IP) sales have continued to slide despite an overall rise in the volume of term assurance products sold, according to Swiss Re.
Legal & General has raised its medical evidence limits for life and critical illness (CI) cover.
The protection sector has a "colossal opportunity" to expand after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but many IFAs lack protection knowledge and those that do have it do not use it, according to new research.
Scottish Provident and Bright Grey have amended their critical illness products to include five new definitions and two reclassifications of conditions.