Whole of Life

PruProtect will be offering 30% free life cover free for new Serious Illness Cover plan policyholders and has re-priced its income protection product.

Women do not value their own lives as much as men do, according to new research from Scottish Provident.

Cuna Mutual has agreed a partnership with Golden Charter to provide index linked funeral plans.

Less than one in five parents take out life cover to protect their finances in case of them dies, according to new research.

Aegon has published a guide to State bereavement payments that will be issued with all death claim packs.

Half the life insurance claims received by Scottish Provident last year were made for those under 55 years old, the insurer has revealed.

Bereavement benefits need to be altered to better support those who have suffered the death of a loved one, government research has found.

When addressing a client's protection needs, most products deal in the term space. But with people potentially outliving these contracts, Owain Thomas looks to whole of life for rejuvenation.

Phil Jeynes warns that removing components from simple products may mean weaker cover for clients.

Grieving clients could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of state bereavement benefits, RGA has said.