Legal & General is offering indexation on life insurance, critical illness and income protection products on a ‘pay as you go' basis, and giving advisers an up-lift in commission of 10% LIC for introducing business with an indexation option.
At the time of writing it has certainly been a season of manifestos.
Standing in the shadow of two bigger brothers can be an intimidating place, but being the runt of the group risk family isn't proving such a bad thing for the group critical illness (CI) market lately, writes Owain Thomas
The reinsurer has reported an increase in sales of new term assurance, critical illness and whole life insurance in 2009, while income protection sales fell. However, the ‘Protection Gap' has widened further.
June's COVER poll is asking your reaction to the proposed new name for Total and Permanent Disability.
Total and permanent disability (TPD) could soon be re-named irreversible life-changing disability if proposals from the Association of British Insurers are accepted.
Fortis Life UK has announced enhancements to its Protection portfolio, including the addition of the Best Doctors service to its Critical Illness, Income Protection and Real Life Cover plans.
Legal & General is enhancing its critical illness (CI) product to include four new illnesses and wider definitions for eleven conditions.
Private medical insurance (PMI) complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) increased by 27% last year.
Women are not protecting themselves against the worst despite being more financially important to their families than ever, new research says.