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The whole of life (WoL) market is seeing growth as it emerges from the shadow of earlier decline, writes Thomas Smith

I am a protection adviser. I know there hasn't been any formal guidance on inducements for protection advisers, but we've seen providers and networks changing their stance and withdrawing inducements. Are there any steps or considerations I should bear...

There is a growing trend of protection products/advice sold through an aggregator. Are we at risk of creating a two tier advice market, and if so what would this mean?

A protection adviser has warned advisers to check critical illness cover policy documents after receiving a series of out-dated terms and conditions for clients.

Simple products, commission removal on protection and universal applications were on the agenda yesterday in a Cover Forum panel debate.

Advisers have criticised the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for failing to protect firms from invalid mis-selling cases levelled by claims management companies (CMCs).

LifeSearch has recently released a code of conduct it would like all protection sellers to adhere to. Should there be such a code and what does it say about this market that it should originate from an intermediary rather than a provider?

How hard is it to design disability-based protection products in 2012, asks Andy Milburn.

My client has been reading about severity based payments for critical illness (CI) policies. I believe there is merit in polices that don't do this. In sales terms, what is the opposite side of the argument I can put to him?

Last week, COVER's sister title Mortgage Solutions examined the key issues in the protection industry, with insight and analysis from experts across the sector.