Individual Protection

Scottish Widows has introduced electronic General Practitioner (GP) reports into its protection policy underwriting process to make it simpler and quicker to obtain customers' medical information from their GP practice.

Paul Roberts discusses what changing retirement trends will mean for the protection market.

For nearly three in ten (28%) women in the UK, the inability to support themselves or their families financially is their greatest financial fear, according to research.

LifeQuote will support advisers whose clients do not have an email address as an increasing number of life insurers insist on email addresses on the application.

What a month for income protection and welfare reform. Richard Walsh discusses his report on resilient households, the government's Green Paper and the contradictory actions in the Autumn Statement.

Zurich is rolling out e-signature approval for the AMRA (Access to medical records act) declaration and will soon be starting a pilot of electronic GP reports on individual protection policies.

LV= has appointed Andrea Fields as Rehabilitation Manager to focus on helping individuals suffering from illness or injury with their recovery.

Cura Financial Services has launched a video Advent Calendar which provides a daily tip for people looking for protection insurance.

The Exeter has successfully launched their new Protection platform using TCP's 'SS/G Digital' solution providing a full end-to-end service from quotation through to claim.

Adviser firm Vita has partnered with the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to provide protection services the customers of 900 mortgage brokers nationwide.