Critical Illness

Income Protection

LV= improves CI and IP claims paid figures

LV= has improved its claims paid figures for both critical illness (CI) and income protection (IP) during last year.

clock 22 February 2011 • 1 min read

Individual Protection

LifeSearch positive as under-35s increase protection sales

LifeSearch has revealed it arranged £4bn worth of cover and saw a 10% increase in the number of under 35-year-olds who took out protection products last year.

clock 22 February 2011 • 2 min read

Critical Illness

ABI targets TPD with new CI statement of best practice

The ABI has published its latest update to the critical illness (CI) statement of best practice which it hopes will improve customer understanding of the product.

clock 21 February 2011 • 2 min read

Individual Protection

Protection and PMI most likely affected by ECJ gender ruling - FSA

The FSA expects protection and health insurance to be among the most likely product areas affected if the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules that gender based pricing is illegal.

clock 16 February 2011 • 1 min read

PMI

Health and protection insurance complaints falling

Protection and medical insurance complaints are on course for a significant drop in volume during 2010/11, according to the latest statistics released by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

clock 11 February 2011 • 1 min read

Individual Protection

Response: Do advisers need greater protection guidance?

Following on from the introduction of sales guidelines for critical illness, COVER's sister title Mortgage Solutions has asked the industry if advisers need increased guidance in selling protection.

clock 10 February 2011 • 5 min read

Individual Protection

Women failing to protect themselves despite increasing importance - Bright Grey

Women are increasing their earning power but less likely than men to have financial protection should they suddenly be unable to work, according to new research.

clock 10 February 2011 • 2 min read

Individual Protection

ECJ ruling may force insurers to close to new business

Some protection and private medical insurance (PMI) providers could be forced to immediately close to new business on 1 March when a European Court decision on gender underwriting is announced.

clock 09 February 2011 • 2 min read

Group Protection

Unum unveils UK's first employee funded group product

Unum has launched the UK's first fully fledged group risk scheme that can be fully funded by employee contributions alone.

clock 08 February 2011 • 1 min read

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Interview - Ben Heffer

Ben Heffer provides Paul Robertson with an insight into the workings behind Defaqto and an analysis of the market's future

clock 08 February 2011 • 8 min read