Scottish Widows

Here is part one of COVER magazine's countdown of the most read protection, healthcare and employee benefits stories during 2015.

More than one in five (23%) Brits with savings say they wouldn't last longer than a couple of months if they were unable to work, yet less than one in 20 protects their income, according to research from Scottish Widows.

Scottish Widows has today (7th October) launched its long-anticipated protection proposition to the adviser market.

Scottish Widows is to re-enter the adviser protection market with a range of life and critical illness plans using the ‘Protect' name, COVER understands.

Toby Strauss, the chief executive of Scottish Widows, is to exit the group after four years.

Johnny Timpson, financial protection technical industry affairs manager at Scottish Widows Protect, talks about why you should attend the Cover Summit on 1st October 2015.

Alan Lakey discusses why advisers should pay closer attention to the differences in children's cover offered by insurers

Scottish Widows has published its individual direct protection claims stats, which show that over £190 million was paid out in life and critical illness claims in 2014.

Eight out of ten Britons consider broadband essential, compared to just under four in ten (39%) who consider protection to be essential, a survey has found.

Alan Lakey picks holes in the insurer practice of 'condition counting' in critical illness policies.