Individual Protection

Friends Life's protection team will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on 30 June.

The ABI has been consulting with medical professionals to re-word its heart attack definition.

Gender re-pricing plans are well underway at Bright Grey and Scottish Provident headquarter with online adviser support.

PruProtect will be offering 30% free life cover free for new Serious Illness Cover plan policyholders and has re-priced its income protection product.

Two in five would not miss a tenner a month, yet healthcare insurance remains low on the agenda, Bright Grey has said.

Protection and health advisers wanting a report outlining peers' views on provider service and products can get one free by filling in this years' COVER 360 survey.

Cirencester Friendly has urged advisers to review family protection needs following DWP household income figures published today.

According to Disability Rights UK, the Government has admitted it is discussing with GPs how to introduce a reporting mechanism for work capability assessments.

The long-term protection market has remained resilient through 2011 despite significant increase in the UK protection gap, Swiss Re has reported.

Advisers have been struggling to sell income protection because clients claim not to need it, Defaqto research has shown.