Retirement

Susan Stevenson says the needs of over-50s life insurance customers are changing - but how will the market respond?

Justin Taurog discusses case studies that show the value of inheritance tax.

Denplan has announced the launch of a new dental partnership programme which will see the company enter a partnership with dental practices and help dentists manage succession planning.

John Bridge has made the decision to retire from his role as director of sales and marketing at Cirencester Friendly Society from 31st March, following a short period of illness.

The first five years of retirement is a time of worsening health for 32% of retirees with 9% contracting a serious illness; according to research.

Zurich has increased the maximum term for its critical illness cover from 30 to 40 years, in a bid to protect customers with longer mortgages and to reflect changing retirement patterns.

Almost three quarters of people aged over 55 believe paying for long-term care (LTC) should not be an individual's responsibility, Aviva research suggests.

Long term care (LTC) insurance products will remain niche in spite of a growing need unless people are forced to buy them, the OECD said.

Protection advice drove only 4% of people who sought out an IFA last year, according to results from Unbiased.

IFAs are under-equipped to benefit from a looming explosion of interest in long term care products, says a market specialist.