Individual Protection

Guy Williams reviews the innovations in protection technology launched during 2014.

Legal & General (L&G) has announced it is to spend £1m on its Relevant Life Plan (RLP) to provide online submissions and allow for online submissions.

British Friendly is the first insurer to publish its claims statistics for 2014 showing that it paid 96.7% of income protection (IP) claims.

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has dismissed complaints made about online life insurer Beagle Street's monster advert that was broadcast last year.

Tracey Clarke, who was unable to work after losing most of her sight, tells COVER how the Seven Families campaign has changed her life so far.

"Champions" for older workers to support them returning to work if they're unemployed has been announced by the Department for Work and Pensions.

The number of advisers selling protection is to be a growing concern during 2015, Zurich's head of retail propositions Peter Hamilton has said.

Beagle Street has turned its life insurance customers' policy documents into works of art to help them avoid losing their policy details.

What do advisers think of the Seven Families initiative and how could they potentially use information and material from it as part of their protection conversations with clients?

Roger Edwards wonders when the protection industry will have its 'Dyson' moment.