gender discrimination

LV= is offering a 5% discount on all income protection applications until 30 November 2012.

PruProtect has announced its gender pipeline strategy with two deadline dates and an improved application system.

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

The gender directive and massive untapped corporates are two key reasons for advisers to be cheerful for 2013, LV= said at the Cover Forum yesterday.

Gender-targeted products will emerge once gender-neutral and I-E tax price changes have settled down, a Cover Forum panel debate said.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have announced their plan for Gender Directive pipeline business.

Zurich has announced its dates for the implementation of gender neutral pricing for UK Life customers taking out new protection policies.

Advisers are missing out on £22,644 of potential protection business from existing clients, a client management system has shown.

Advisers are demanding greater certainty from insurers on G-day plans.

Policy exclusions and trust are secondary to cost as barriers to protection purchase, Mintel and Global Market Insite (GMI) statistics have shown.