Term Assurance

I once had a bet with a press officer that I could get the term "viatical settlement" into a press release. I did have some insider information and won my bet. I wish I could have lost a similar bet on this article.

Consumers will not stand for over complex life insurance anymore, according to Beagle Street.

A protection products aggregator for advisers and online distributors has launched a universal application for protection insurance.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) has put an increased emphasis on 'budgeting' in its Business Plan 2013/14 released today.

Take a look back at the top six most read stories on COVER this week.

Nearly half of people in a relationship would struggle with bills early after a death, while the sector takes an average three month to pay out a life policy.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is working on "difficult" plans to measure take-up and success of simple protection products.

The publication of Aegon income protection claims data today has brought the industry one step closer to full transparency, the Income Protection Task Force has said.

The excessive complexity of many financial products has dogged the financial services industry for as long as anyone can remember. I hope the publication of Carol Sergeant's Review of Simple Financial Products proves to be a watershed for the industry...

Adviser firms offering non-advised protection sales is not good for consumers, according to the majority of advisers, life offices and reinsurers.