Individual Protection

The challenge for income protection continues. The current focus for most providers is currently on the legislative issues of Solvency II, RDR and gender neutral pricing. These issues are large and distracting from product development.

There has been no change or bias in the proportion of protection sales so far in the run up to gender neutralisation, an underwriting firm has reported.

In the fourth of a series of articles exploring the finer points of critical illness protection, CIExpert's Alan Lakey investigates heart conditions.

A panel debate at the recent COVER Forum discussed medical disclosure application forms, with some arguing tele-underwriting was the answer while others said universal forms would beat the ever-lengthening applications. How much of a problem are existing...

Zurich will be investing significantly in technology next year as part of a strategy to serve the mass market more.

LV= has announced how it will manage amendments to protection policies after the EU gender directive deadline.

Two thirds (66.6%) of UK life assurance providers servicing the IFA market are now offering some form of HIV life assurance.

Bupa has launched a programme for people living with or recovering from cancer.

Engage Mutual has joined the panel of mortgage and protection network First Complete.

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