Individual Protection

There is increasing pressure for the government to reform the welfare system with a key role for income protection (IP) in helping families develop a safety net, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said.

Longevity is likely to continue to increase at a slower rate as new gains become harder to achieve, a report said.

The proportion of critical illness complaints upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Service rose by 1% to 25% in the July-September 2014 quarter.

The Money Advice Service has announced that it is supporting the Seven Families campaign.

Aegon UK has launched a Whole of Life plan which offers the ability to place the policy in a discretionary trust at application.

Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) have joined Tyrannosaurs, Triceratops and Velociraptors in a new exhibition sponsored by Beagle Street.

Following the Winston's Wish presentation at the Cover Forum, we are now happy to announce that the competition to raise funds and awareness for the charity has now been launched.

Those living in rented accommodation are half as likely as mortgaged households to have any protection policies and only 15% are saving to have a mortgage.

Why should advisers work more closely with insurers? Roy McLoughlin puts his case forward after joining British Friendly as a non-exec director.

A fifth (22%) of people fund their funerals through life insurance policies, research by Royal London has found.