L&G

Canada Life Group has reached an agreement to acquire Legal & General International (Ireland) Limited (LGII), its parent company Great-West Lifeco Inc announced.

Legal & General (L&G) has announced it is to spend £1m on its Relevant Life Plan (RLP) to provide online submissions and allow for online submissions.

Legal & General affiliate IFAs and tied advisers helped their clients claim £41.2m against their Life and Critical Illness cover policies in 2013 thanks to the firm's early warning System of electronic notification.

Nicola Culley attempts to discover how to broaden the appeal of term assurance.

Legal and General (L&G) has announced a steep rise in third quarter protection sales over the same period last year with sales up 30% at £56m (2011:£43m).

No longer just an insured benefit, group IP is making waves with a range of additional features and is set to benefit from auto-enrolment and changes to the default retirement age. Nicola Culley finds out why it could be a gold mine for advisers.

Almost three-quarters of group income protection claimants were returned to work within the deferred period last year, according to figures from Legal and General.

Business protection is one of the largest untapped markets in desperate need of financial advice. Clare Harrop issues a call to arms

Policies often cover the breadwinner, but should we be selling more protection to cover events affecting other family members? Greg Becker looks at the Australian answer