Income Protection

Legal & General has upgraded its OLP Connect system so advisers can now hand aspects of the life insurance application to clients such as filling in health and lifestyle questions.

Almost one in five employees surveyed had a long-term absence from work in the previous 12 months, research from Legal & General has revealed.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) set up Insuring Women's Futures to examine how the insurance industry interacts with women and women's risks. Fiona Murphy speaks to the CII's chief executive Sian Fisher at a launch event partnering with the HeForShe...

RedArc has warned that carers are at risk of being forgotten under traditional healthcare and protection policies.

St. James's Place has adopted iPipeline's research, quote and apply portal, SolutionBuilder

LV= has reported that new business sales are up slightly at £146 million (H1 2015 £144 million) in its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2016.

COVER Magazine is hosting an Adviser Clinic on protection opportunities for advisers in conjunction with Scottish Widows.

Mortgage term protection sales rose 7.3% (£1.4m) to £20.5m in Q2, following a 4.1% (£1.8bn) rise in mortgage sales during the same period according to exclusive research given to COVER.

Zurich paid out £103.6m in life, criticaillness and income protection claims during the first half of 2016, benefitting over 1250 customers and their families.

LV= has appointed Andy Parker as Technical Claims Manager, Protection, with a specific focus on customer outcomes and consistent claims processes.