Scottish Provident
Critical Illness
It all began 25 years ago with the launch of the UK's first ever critical illness products by Abbey Life and Allied Dunbar. Scottish Provident's Jennifer Gilchrist looks back on a seminal moment in the history of protection...
13 April 2011
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6 min read
Individual Protection
Royal London has agreed to potentially buy the Progress protection back book business as part of its deal with parent company Royal Liver.
12 April 2011
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1 min read
Individual Protection
Scottish Provident paid 98% of its life cover claims in 2010.
06 April 2011
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1 min read
Critical Illness
Scottish Provident has revealed it paid 90% of critical illness (CI) claims last year totaling £88m.
30 March 2011
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1 min read
Business
Most small firms are failing to protect themselves against the threat of losing a key worker despite worrying about its impact, new research has found.
09 March 2011
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2 min read
Individual Protection
Purchasing property is the top trigger for clients to take out protection, a survey of IFAs has revealed.
03 March 2011
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2 min read
Individual Protection
Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have rebounded slightly in the final quarter of 2010 but new business still fell 10% during the year.
24 February 2011
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1 min read
Underwriting
A client who owns a four-man window fitting company has asked me to organise business protection for him. This is not an area I'm familiar with, so as a complete beginner how do I go about evaluating the amount I should be protecting him for?
08 February 2011
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4 min read
Individual Protection
As research shows two in five IFAs believe clients do not understand protection, Scottish Provident has called for advisers to support its education campaign.
08 December 2010
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1 min read
Individual Protection
Six in ten Britons do not have any protection in place and a third would be forced to drastically cut back on living costs should they or the main breadwinner be unable to work, according to new research.
24 November 2010
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1 min read
