Individual Protection

Beagle Street's Happy Homes research has found what people consider when choosing a mortgage and their thoughts on life insurance.

Most customers are receiving suitable mortgage advice but some firms rely too heavily on tightly structured processes, which force their advisers to bend information to give supposedly 'suitable advice', the regulator has found.

Friends Life, now part of the Aviva Group, has announced new enhancements to its Protect+ income protection proposition including improved guaranteed benefits.

Seven out of ten people know someone with cancer, while 63% have or have had a family member or close friend with cancer, research for Macmillan Cancer Support has found.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced changes to the benefits system, including lowering the cap on benefits and changes to the Employment and Support Allowance.

The chancellor George Osborne has announced that the threshold for inheritance tax for a couple will rise to £1m.

Tenet Group has confirmed it will expand its protection proposition with its advisers now having the option of using LifeQuote's comparison and illustration tools.

Old Mutual Wealth has added a comprehensive support service, called ‘There for You', at no extra cost to its range of Protect policies.

Cirencester Friendly's My Earnings Insurance and Income Assured Plus Income Protection (IP) products will be available as part of Succession Group's panel.

Cigna Insurance services has entered the over 50s market with a partially underwritten whole of life plan offered through its affinity partners.