News
Term Assurance
Less than half the adult population have life insurance cover, and few have ever switched their life insurance provider, meaning that as a nation we are under-insured and could well be over-paying for inadequate cover, according to new research.
26 July 2010
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1 min read
Critical Illness
LifeSearch has been asked by AIFA to help the ABI develop a guideline script for advisers selling critical illness insurance (CI).
23 July 2010
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1 min read
Group Protection
Employers are "misguided" and could be contributing to health problems for their workforce by encouraging workers to bond down the pub, says a new study.
22 July 2010
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3 min read
Adviser / Broking
Advisers looking to sell out before 2012 will need to ensure their business is RDR-ready to stand a chance of attracting a buyer, says 1st Exchange.
22 July 2010
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1 min read
Individual Protection
Claims against life and pensions intermediaries fell by a quarter last year according to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
22 July 2010
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1 min read
Income Protection
Wiltshire Friendly Society is targeting the small Group Income Protection market, after an adjustment to the society's rules.
22 July 2010
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1 min read
Individual Protection
Death claims should be paid quicker and the protection industry needs to support its existing customers better, says Munich Re.
21 July 2010
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1 min read
Individual Protection
The protection industry is discussing a proposed top-up income protection (IP) product to state benefit which could see a complete shift in how the sector operates.
21 July 2010
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2 min read
Individual Protection
Mortgage brokers are becoming increasingly reliant on the protection market to survive and are calling for unemployment cover to become standard on income protection (IP), according to new research.
21 July 2010
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2 min read
Long Term Care
Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has set out terms of reference for the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support.
20 July 2010
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2 min read
