Individual Protection

Death claims should be paid quicker and the protection industry needs to support its existing customers better, says Munich Re.

The protection industry is discussing a proposed top-up income protection (IP) product to state benefit which could see a complete shift in how the sector operates.

Mortgage brokers are becoming increasingly reliant on the protection market to survive and are calling for unemployment cover to become standard on income protection (IP), according to new research.

Advisers could face using approved scripts when selling protection after criticism about poor intermediary product explanations by the FSA.

British employees are leaving themselves woefully unprotected financially in the event that something unpredictable happens leaving them unable to work, according to new research.

Fallout from the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) could mean more advisers will specialise in protection, according to this year's Protection Review survey.

The Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) will meet Treasury officials to further explore its offer to play a significant role in assisting the Government's welfare reforms.

Fortis Life UK has hired Bupa head of sales Mark Anders to lead its sales team.

For COVER's editor, Paul Robertson, it's a case of wondering if protection markets really matter.

Friends Provident is urging Britons to protect themselves for life as readily as they do for travel.