Life insurance
UK life customers at risk of £100bn loss due to trust omissions
Two fifths have never heard of writing a life insurance policy into a trust however eight in 10 have assets they want to pass on, research by Legal & General has revealed.
National Heart Month: Millions of Britons unprotected
Coronary heart disease kills 70,000 in the UK every year, while only a third of the population have life insurance, research by Scottish Widows has revealed.
Mental health: Insurance underwriters are human beings too
Following the recent article by The Guardian, specialist adviser Kathryn Knowles discusses changing industry perception and applying her own experiences of mental illness to her work for Cura.
Industry response: mental illness sufferers refused access to life insurance
People with a history of mental health issues are being rejected life insurance, The Guardian reported over the weekend. COVER Magazine investigates further...
Dying to talk about it
Zurich's Peter Hamilton discusses how insurers and advisers can broach difficult conversations around ageing.
Employees prefer alternative names for 'group' insurance products
Research from Canada Life suggests that renaming 'group' insurance products would make them more easily understandable to employees and therefore more sellable.
iPipeline acquires TCP LifeSystems
iPipeline has acquired TCP LifeSystems, a software solutions provider to life and pensions insurance companies, for an undisclosed sum.
Steve Berry: Why we should advise all parents to take out protection
When there are children in a family, writes Steve Berry, it is especially important to think not just 'What if something happened to me?' but 'What if something happened to them?'
AIG Life launches Instant Life offering customers protection within 8 minutes
AIG Life has launched Instant Life, a level term insurance plan with an application time of less than 8 minutes, COVER can exclusively reveal.
Zurich launches 'selfie' app to encourage life insurance take-up
Zurich has launched a 'selfie' app called FaceQuote which estimates how much life cover someone might need.
Future Proof: Customer survey results revealed
Future Proof shares outcomes from in-depth customer research.
COVER Awards 2017: A moment with... Aegon
Stephen Crosbie, protection director of Aegon, talks about winning the Best Individual Life Insurance prize at this year's COVER Excellence Awards.
iPipeline unveils Risk & Mortgage Protection Report
iPipeline's SolutionBuilder now features a Risk & Mortgage Protection Report which enables advisers to demonstrate protection needs to their clients during a mortgage sale.
Cura offers impaired life referral service for advisers
Cura Financial Services has launched a referral service to advisers looking to place impaired lives cases.
Exclusive: AIG Life introduces Over Fifties Life Plan to adviser market
AIG Life has launched an Over Fifties Life Plan with a range of benefits in a bid to aim the traditional direct to consumer offer into a mainstream adviser product, COVER can exclusively reveal.
Govt makes reforms to Funeral Payments
The government has consulted on reforms to make it clearer who is eligible for Funeral Payments, which it says will make it easier for people to claim.
Life policies in trust: Why new govt rules are adding complexity
The obscure new beneficiary registration trap for life policy trusts adds yet another layer of complexity, writes Ruth Gilbert
VitalityLife introduces two tools for advisers
VitalityLife has launched two tools to help advisers do business with their clients - an income protection 'Reality Checker' and a Trust Hub.
Industry split on whether UK protection policies should adopt non-contestability period
Insurance experts are split on whether the UK insurance industry should adopt a compulsory non-contestability period on policies, according to poll from the Protection Review.
AIG Life joins IRESS' enhanced quote service
AIG Life is adopting IRESS' enhanced quote service which allows partial underwriting by asking optional questions on height, weight and waist size as part of the quotes service.
iPipeline partners with Uinsure to encourage protection advisers to sell GI
iPipeline has partnered with general insurer Uinsure to launch its latest offering for advisers working in the protection market.
BGL Group launches FiftyLife Over 50s life insurance
BGL Group has launched FiftyLife Guaranteed over-50s life insurance.
British Heart Foundation speaking as charity partner at tomorrow's COVER Protection and Health Summit 2017
The COVER Protection and Health Summit 2017 takes place on Wednesday 4th October - sign up now to avoid missing out.
The Exeter to enter impaired lives market
The Exeter has said it plans to enter the impaired lives protection market.
