Individual Protection

COVER rounds up some initial adviser views on the UK referendum result.

A woman from Luton has been sentenced after she made fraudulent claims on her employer's income protection insurance policy held with Unum, claiming she was unable to work when in fact she was working as a call centre operative elsewhere.

Vitality hosted a debate on the EU referendum at its Leadership Summit which included talks from former politicians, business leaders and football managers hosted at the Savoy Hotel.

Epoq Legal has launched a service to provide protection policyholders with a simple, online way to deal with legal issues.

Sesame is planning to expand its Zenith protection panel for network members with the addition of four new providers: AIG, Aegon, Scottish Widows and Vitality.

UK workers' savings would last just 4 months if they lost their income according to research from Canada Life Group Insurance.

Scottish Widows is aiming to help mortgage intermediaries close the 'protection gap' by making its Scottish Widows Protect range(SWP) more attractive and accessible

A lack of perceived value in protection policies is leading to cover being cancelled, according to a report from The Syndicate, the research arm of Protection Review.

Legal & General has announced the launch of the next generation of OLP Connect, its online protection quote and apply system.

Aegon has become the first UK protection provider to offer donor cover as part of a critical illness (CI) policy.