Individual Protection

Protection sales have bounced back during 2014 with income protection and independent advice leading the way. Gen Re's Jules Constantinou explains.

Engage Mutual's over 50s life cover product has been awarded maximum five stars by independent financial product researcher, Defaqto, in its first whole of market over 50s life cover assessment.

Aviva has developed two short films to help advisers encourage take up of critical illness insurance.

CIExpert has analysed Friends Life's latest upgrade to its critical illness (CI) policy.

Friend's Life managing director, UK protection, Steve Payne discusses the insurer's latest critical illness enhancements in our newly launched COVER TV.

Mortgage lenders must not rely solely on the Mortgage Market Review's affordability testing to prevent customers falling into arrears, a mortgage servicer has warned.

Credit waiver experts have rebutted accusations that credit waiver products have restrictive payment exclusion periods and no unemployment cover, while announcing an imminent launch with the first mortgage lender to offer an integral waiver feature.

Around 70% of HIV Life Assurance applications are now being made in connection with a mortgage, according to medical financial advisers Unusual Risks.

Following Treasury Select Committee member Andrew Love, calling for Government action on an increasing protection gap in the mortgage sector, protection provider British Money has begun lobbying for an auto-enrolment solution.

Legal & General's retail protection sales rose by 56% year-on-year in quarter one to £42m, results from its interim management statement have revealed.