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.
Protection complaints continued to rise during the year and have already breached last year's totals in some product areas.
Introducing gender-neutral rates will result in premium hikes for life insurance and critical illness (CI), HM Treasury has warned.
Pruprotect is launching an adviser based up-selling scheme to offer existing term assurance clients whole of life cover with no additional underwriting.
Britons are leaving mortgages worth £245bn unprotected, according to new research.