Individual Protection

LV= has agreed a five-year protection advice partnership with RAC.

Zurich's half year results showed 91% of critical illness claims were paid out.

The proportion of pure protection advised sales has risen to 91% but standalone critical illness has declined significantly, FSA data has reported.

Exeter Family Friendly has launched an income protection seminar to help advisers bring it into their portfolio.

LV= has added its budget income protection to the products available through Capita's Webline Portal.

LifeSearch has highlighted the need to seek independent protection advice in a BBC Radio Scotland debate.

Building a simple income replacement product as outlined in the recent Review of Simple Financial Products may not be entirely possible, Aviva has said.

Scottish Provident has published its claims statistics and reports 93% was paid out in the first half of 2012.

Drop-offs in conversion rates on aggregator sites are either at the beginning or at payment stage, a comparison site has said.

Britons need to seriously review their finances and prioritise neglected protection, Bright Grey has urged.