Legal & General

Legal and General is considering shortening its early notification period to just 10 days for group income protection customers.

LV= and Aviva stood out with four gongs each at the LifeSearch awards in London yesterday.

If commission was abolished for protection plans, what would be the result? Would the customer benefit? Perhaps not, finds Alan Lakey.

Parents are "massively underestimating" the value of unpaid work around the home when considering levels of protection cover, Legal and General has reported.

Legal & General has said the insurance group is unlikely to bid for Sesame Bankhall, widely-believed to be the largest mortgage network in the UK.

Two out of five clients will decline taking out life cover even after full explanation of the insurance and its benefits, a chartered financial planner has said.

Legal & General (L&G) is launching a new online group protection quote and buy system for advisers insuring 10 to150 employees for group life assurance and/or group income protection benefit.

The Defaqto star ratings system has been called into question by industry experts following publication of its 2013 income protection (IP) products ranking.

Legal & General has partnered with a national charity to help employers minimise absences due to staff mental health problems.

An employee benefits advisers has called on insurers to address neglected workplace mental health issues, by building better group income protection rehabilitation and support programmes.