Individual Protection

LV= is to hold seven seminars for advisers looking to boost their income protection (IP) sales.

Almost half (47%) of all claims for multiple sclerosis (MS) by Legal & General (L&G) policyholders were made by people aged between 18 and 40 in 2014, the insurer has revealed.

The average sum of life assurance held by LGBT people is now £185,015, a survey by Compass has found.

Pink Network has announced that Mark Graves will be leaving his role as director of Pink network after an agreed handover period.

Mortgage and insurance distribution company Pink has raised £8,000 for the Seven Families project.

Disabled people report extra costs in areas including insurance, transport and energy bills yet improved competition and communication could help drive down these costs, a major report has found.

Two in five (39%) UK employees do not have any form of life protection, according to research for Canada Life Group Insurance.

The extra everyday living costs faced by disabled people are £550 per month, compared to average state benefits payments of £360 per month.

F&TRC's Kirsty Tanner asks whether advisers should be doing more to ensure the value and quality of supplementary benefits in income protection (IP.)

LV= has become the latest insurer to confirm it will be joining UnderwriteMe'S protection comparison service.