Individual Protection

The Financial Ombudsman Service has raised concern about non-insurance products that look like PPI, amid many complaints confusing similar product types.

Beagle Street's critical illness plan offers 23 conditions including children's cover up to £25,000. The definitions abide strictly by the ABI model wordings and aims to be a low-cost simple, direct to consumer plan.

Cirencester friendly has confirmed a deal with Capita Financial Software to develop its adviser portal.

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Legal & General has published its retail protection claims data for 2012.

Immediate action must be taken with a growing older population and a decreasing budget available for elderly care, the man known as the world's fittest pensioner has warned.

Passport2Health has included cancer cover in its policies.

Nearly half of people in a relationship would struggle with bills early after a death, while the sector takes an average three month to pay out a life policy.

FCA removal of commission on protection products would be a "complete disaster" but could happen, adviser network Tenet has warned.

Jon Round's colleague Toni Smith from First Complete finds a way to protect adviser commission