IHT

Leaked documents from the upcoming 2015 Budget have shown that the threshold for inheritance tax (IHT) is set to rise for the first time since 2009.

Legal & General (L&G) has launched an online trust hub to simplify the process of setting up a trust for protection policy holders.

Aegon's results for the first 10 weeks of its latest whole of life offering have exceeded expectations for the provider with the results described as 'fantastic' by its protection director.

Advisers support the introduction of simplified protection products, with 79.4% seeing a place in the market for them, a survey has found.

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement has confirmed that the single settlement nil rate band on trusts will not come into effect in April 2015 following consultation responses.

PayingTooMuch has included Aegon UK's Whole of Life insurance product into its insurance comparison service.

Workshops to help advisers understand risks associated with helping elderly clients plan for later life will be held across the UK in October and November.

Reforms simplifying what happens when someone dies without leaving a will came into force on 1 October.

It is not only individuals who need protection; SMEs are vulnerable, too. Steve Casey outlines a lucrative source of business.

Thousands more families will be required to pay inheritance tax (IHT) this year as an improving economy and rising house prices pull them above the threshold, according to figures.