Legal & General
Insurer
Legal & General paid a total of £441 million combined death and critical illness claims in 2011, up from £373 million in 2010 and a new record for the firm.
28 March 2012
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Income Protection
More than a quarter of a million people are claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) because of mental and behavioural disorders, research has revealed.
08 March 2012
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Regulation
The private medical insurance (PMI) market's two biggest players have seen a rise in the number of complaints escalated to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
29 February 2012
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Critical Illness
Legal & General has made a series of amendments to its group critical illness product including coverage for more illnesses.
17 February 2012
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1 min read
Income Protection
British households are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet after research revealed many more now barely have enough money to cope with everyday expenses.
13 February 2012
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1 min read
Underwriting
One of the most controversial developments in the protection industry over recent months has been the use of Subject Access Requests (SARs). Russ Whitworth told Owain Thomas a war with doctors may not actually be on the cards
31 January 2012
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6 min read
Underwriting
L&G has given the use of Subject Access Requests (SARs) a ringing endorsement and said they produce much better results than other methods of obtaining medical information.
31 January 2012
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2 min read
Income Protection
Mental health claims are growing and now make up a third of all those received on group income protection (GIP) policies, according to Legal & General.
30 January 2012
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1 min read
Technology
Openwork has produced a protection quote application for Apple mobile devices.
19 January 2012
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1 min read
Employee Benefits
Women are nearly three times more likely to take stress-related absence than men, according to new research.
21 December 2011
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1 min read
