In depth

Individual Protection

Extra Care Cover: Providing comfort when life doesn't go back to normal

Friends Life's Mark Cracknell discusses Extra Care Cover.

clock 28 June 2016 • 2 min read

Income Protection

LifeSearch chief Baigrie outlines future growth plans

Fiona Murphy catches up with LifeSearch's chief executive Tom Baigrie for the definitive interview on his firm's growth plans and his views on the protection market

clock 07 June 2016 • 8 min read

Individual Protection

Protection Covered: What opportunities does the lifetime allowance reduction give protection advice?

In the third in the series of monthly articles from Scottish Widows, Johnny Timpson discusses the opportunities that the recent reduction in the Lifetime Allowance gives advisers.

clock 06 June 2016 • 5 min read

Group Protection

Improving the relationship between employers, providers and advisers

clock 02 June 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

The ageing workforce and the adviser

Dominic Howard looks at what considerations advisers need to make as the ageing workforce quickly matures

clock 02 June 2016 • 7 min read

Critical Illness

Insights: Are 100% lump sum payouts the right solution for CI clients?

Deepak Jobanputra examines the question of 100% payouts in severe illness cover, and finds this isn't necessarily to the client's benefit

clock 01 June 2016 • 5 min read

Critical Illness

Critical illness cover: Past, present and future?

With the front page of this month's Cover magazine and numerous additional thought pieces throughout, Kevin Carr says the non-payment of CI claims has again become the industry's big talking point.

clock 23 May 2016 • 5 min read

Income Protection

Protection Covered: Why are women less likely to take out protection?

In the second in the series of monthly articles from Scottish Widows, Sarah Moore discusses why there is a gender gap between men and women taking out protection.

clock 25 April 2016 • 4 min read