Aegon

Aegon has reported new life sales rose to £758m in 2012, up from £738m the year before.

Critical illness G-Day premium changes have shown Aegon, Scottish Provident and Bright Grey to have the highest increases, while LV= can boast the lowest, CIExpert has reported

In the latest of a series exploring the finer points of critical illness protection, CIExpert's Alan Lakey examines children's cover/

Aegon is to introduce gender neutral pricing on 17 December 2012 and is also taking this opportunity to introduce pricing in line with the change in basis of life office taxation, known as I-E.

Gender-specific contracts will "not exist" with Aegon if terms, start date and completed direct debit mandate have not been agreed by 20 December.

Advising on protection policies and writing in trust should not be a disjointed process, a tax and legal consultancy has said.

Aegon has cut individual life and income protection rates to take advantage of the gender directive.

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

My 45-year-old client was made redundant due to the recession, but has recently started a new yet much lower-paid job. With his income protection (IP) policy covering his last wage level, he is now over-insured and would not be able to claim his full...

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