Individual Protection

Cirencester friendly is running a series of income protection (IP) roadshows throughout the country.

COVER's editor, Paul Robertson, is relishing the Government bashing kiddies and grannies.

Bupa is offering a free health assessment to all new income protection customers and their introducing intermediary.

Friends Provident says it sees no near term improvement in the UK protection market after announcing a fall of 10% on individual sales for the last six months.

Paymentshield has launched a payment protection insurance, IncomeShield, which protects any financial outgoings.

Zurich is improving the underwriting service on its mortgage and family protection proposition.

Aegon's life and protection earnings leapt by 83% in the first half of the year while its sales grew by 8% compared to the same period in 2009.

Bupa promises new products will be launched in the next six months and into 2011 as it announced a steady performance for the first half of 2010.

Birmingham-based Wise Owl Services is no longer permitted to conduct insurance and mortgage activity after the FSA contacted the firm over concerns about its sales practices.

My client, Steve, has just asked me to perform an overall review of his protection needs following the start of his new family. He's only 32 and has an existing 10-year-old critical illness policy (25-year term). Should I recommend keeping this for the...