Individual Protection

An IFA firm has partnered with an aggregator and launched its first automated, non-advised proposition for protection business.

The FSA has confirmed that advisers who are not level 4-qualified can still advise on Holloway insurance products.

Welfare spending will be cut in a further £6.6bn savings package, the chancellor of the exchequer announced in the Autumn Statement today.

A life assurance proposition is being piloted through Nucleus, the IFA-owned wrap platform.

Scottish Provident has offered an additional grace period to its pipeline plans for last minute gender-specific applications.

Lack of flexibility and limitations on bolt-ons have been eroding the value of term assurance, an adviser has warned.

Disability and illness is to blame for two in five unemployed 50 to 60-year-olds, MetLife has reported.

There appears to be confusion among consumers, some financial advisers and in particular claims chasing companies, when it comes to payment protection insurance (PPI) and income protection (IP).

Carol Sergeant has suggested the proposed income replacement product will not be included in the first phase of the proposed simple products, the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has stated following a meeting with the review's chair.

People affected by life threatening illnesses in Bristol are being offered more access to support due to a Simplyhealth donation.