Individual Protection

Ageas has made a range of amendments to its income protection cover available as part of the YourLife product.

The protection sector has a "colossal opportunity" to expand after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but many IFAs lack protection knowledge and those that do have it do not use it, according to new research.

Briton's lifestyle choices are costing the NHS, employers and themselves £17.7bn a year, according to new research from Bupa.

Cirencester friendly has reduced its nurse screening and GP administration times to get policies on risk faster.

Britons are failing to prepare properly for the prospect of death with many failing to secure the fate of their families and money, a report has said.

Scottish Provident and Bright Grey have amended their critical illness products to include five new definitions and two reclassifications of conditions.

Insurers must pay life insurance claims in four weeks following the ABI's decision to slash its guidance time for the process.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) will not provide a gateway to the selling of protection products, according to think tank Reform.

A third (33%) of UK households could not cope financially if they lost their main income yet only 7% of the population has income protection (IP), according to research.

In the first of a series of planned announcements over the next six weeks, Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have revealed their sales teams will be promoting each others products.