Legal & General

Insurer Legal & General (L&G) said it is ready to deliver a restricted advice solution for its distribution partners after announcing an increase in half-year profits.

Legal & General has made a number of significant changes to its critical illness plans.

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.

The gender directive changes have "taken over everything", Legal and General has said.

Legal & General and Nationwide Building Society have renewed their distribution agreement for the supply of protection products.

A quarter of businesses with more than 1,000 staff review their benefits offering less frequently than every two years, or even never at all, research reveals.

More UK households say they are struggling to pay bills, compared to last year.

Since 2006 Legal & General have paid out over £1.5 million as part of their early notification bonus scheme.

Legal & General has replaced its mortgage payment protection (MPPI) product with a short-term income protection (IP) offering called Lifestyle Cover.

Adviser's use of company extranets for protection business may have peaked, research has found.