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Last year LV= ran a nationwide competition inviting advisers to share their tips and ideas for illustrating to clients the potential importance of protection insurance. Here, we share the best of them. Today: The Plug.

Medicals Direct is now providing underwriting facilities to enable insurers a more cost-effective access to the enhanced annuity market.

Two-thirds of the population believe healthcare could be a decisive factor in their voting decision according to a new report.

Bright Grey has announced it paid 96% of life claims last year, an increase of 5% on the previous figures.

Aegon has launched a tele-claims service allowing customers to file all of their details with the insurer without filling in a single form, which it says could halve the time it takes to pay out on claims.

Canada Life has announced an extension of its CMS+ VIP services (formerly known as CMS+).

Legal & General (L&G) has launched a business protection tool enabling advisers to help firms calculate the value of its 'key people' for insurance purposes.

LV= has announced price cuts across 80% of its critical illness (CI) range.

Job Centre staff have expressed "grave concerns" at the "unexpectedly severe" health of some people put into work-related activity as part of claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), a new report has revealed.

Friends Provident is launching three new business protection seminars, aimed at advisers who have different levels of business protection knowledge.