RDR

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

Britain's changing demographic make-up is removing the traditional protection trigger points - and adding new ones. Mark Jones explains.

While many in the industry are predicting the end of whole of life, others are questioning how, post-RDR, it can be used to build more holistic cover, Nicola Culley reports.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said it will "come down hard" on those firms who continue to flout its rules after its first round of thematic reviews this year.

I wonder just what impact RDR will have on the protection industry. There are tiny shafts of light starting to show through in the form of unqualified advisers.

A protection and health insurance specialist is setting up a nationwide adviser network with a view to sweeping up IFAs who have not met the demands of RDR.

A report by Fidelity and the Cass Business School suggests as many as 43 million Britons could fall into what they call a "guidance gap" as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

SIFA, a body aimed at promoting collaboration between solicitors and independent financial advisers, has clarified its membership eligibility rules to reflect changes to the definition of IFA.

PruProtect has taken action to drive a stronger integration of protection in wealth management adviser businesses.

Keith Churchouse, director of Chapters Financial, plans to launch a simplified advice platform in the New Year after earlier putting the project on hold.