Individual Protection

Children's sickness is an emotive issue, but, as Jennifer Gilchrist explains, there are sound reasons for drawing it to clients' attention

The Best Doctors service has been increased for Bupa Individual Protection income protection and critical illness plans.

This years Protection Review conference hit three main points. Paul Robertson discusses them with Peter Le Beau.

Experts are bracing themselves for a "firesale" of protection products next year ahead of a rule change which could see premiums soar by 10%.

Bright Grey says it paid 95% of critical illness (CI) claims in the first six months of the year, its strongest claims paid figures to date.

Aviva has signed a five year deal to provide protection products for Santander from June 2011.

Medical second opinion service Best Doctors has been introduced to all new Scottish Widows' Protection for Life policies.

Legal & General has applauded the "laudable ambitions" of today's 21st Century Welfare consultation paper and believes the protection industry is the perfect partner to assist the Government in welfare reform.

Benefit claimants currently too sick to work could face losing their payments if they do not go back into employment.

A single state benefit could be moving a step nearer today with the publication of a consultation paper on the future of the welfare state.