Individual Protection

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is still in discussions with the Competition Commission regarding the lack of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) comparison tables on its website, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has reported.

Scottish Provident has launched whole of life cover without the investment element to replace its unit-linked Pegasus plan.

A steering group chaired by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Treasury is currently drafting a report on under-protection.

Aviva does "tidying up" exercise with critical illness cover, according to an adviser.

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.