News
Underwriting
L&G has given the use of Subject Access Requests (SARs) a ringing endorsement and said they produce much better results than other methods of obtaining medical information.
31 January 2012
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2 min read
Group Protection
Canada Life has revealed that almost half of its small scheme new business is being done online.
31 January 2012
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1 min read
Insurer
Friends Life has made two senior protection appointments including poaching Ageas' head of sales.
31 January 2012
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1 min read
Adviser / Broking
Lifesearch has bucked the trend of declining protection sales with a significant growth in business last year.
30 January 2012
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1 min read
Regulation
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) spent nearly £400m on management expenses in the 2010/11 year as it took in nearly £1bn in levies and paid out over £535m in compensation.
30 January 2012
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2 min read
Marketing
Critical illness (CI) and mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) are among the most complicated financial products for consumers to understand, the ABI has found.
30 January 2012
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1 min read
Critical Illness
Bright Grey paid out 91% of critical illness (CI) claims in the last six months of 2011.
30 January 2012
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1 min read
Income Protection
Mental health claims are growing and now make up a third of all those received on group income protection (GIP) policies, according to Legal & General.
30 January 2012
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1 min read
Group Protection
Workplace stress has reached a four-year high with British workers being the most stressed compared to colleagues in some of the world's biggest economies, a new report has found.
30 January 2012
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2 min read
Service
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is warning consumers against using claims management companies to retrieve money from mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).
29 January 2012
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1 min read
