Individual Protection

Friends Life has outlined its approach to RDR including individual and group protection changes.

LV= has announced its half year 2012 life sales results reporting a protection business increase of 20%.

Defaqto has urged advisers to protect "vulnerable" clients who are renting as the National Landlords Association (NLA) reports rising rental arrears.

The new managing director of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident has admitted the provider has "taken its eyes off the ball" with underwriting speed to offer.

An entirely-online provider has entered the market in an aim to modernise life insurance.

There is much to be done to improve health in the UK, Saga Services has said.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has reported a more "entrenched" attitude by both consumers and businesses across the board in health insurance complaints.

The income to be generated as a pure protection specialist post-RDR should not be under-estimated, an IFA network has said.

Aviva is piloting paperless critical illness(CI) claims processing.

Life-threatening experiences have hit two in five while the average person has cheated death at least once, MetLife has reported.