Healthcare/Protection

FTAdviser latest:Product Adviser: LV= extends unemployment offer

Story by: Anya Diaz-Cebreiro, Financial Adviser

LV= has extended its offer to remove the initial 60 day unemployment claim exclusion for customers who replace their existing unemployment cover with the provider's Mortgage & Lifestyle protection product.

  • Time published: 16:48
  • Date published: 03.07.2009
  • Published in: Insurance

Fortis supports distinguishing between providers

Advisers should be extremely selective in the providers they deal with in order to provide the most efficient service for their clients, according to Fortis Life UK.

  • Date published: 02.07.2009

Uncertainty is pushing up sales of personal insurance - survey

Nearly two-thirds of advisers say personal insurance is becoming a higher priority a result of economic uncertainty today, according to the 2009 Protection Review.

  • Date published: 02.07.2009

Brave new world awaits distribution sector - Pacific Life Re

Distribution could be the biggest challenge the protection industry faces in a post-retail distribution review world, according to Pacific Life Re.

  • Date published: 02.07.2009

Onus is on sector to reach out to consumers - Friends

Consumer trust in all aspects of financial services has been damaged as a result of the banking crisis, according to Friends Provident.

  • Date published: 02.07.2009

Protection mis-selling wil be real threat after RDR

Mis-selling of protection products could be an unintended consequence of the retail distribution review, the Association of British Insurers has warned.

  • Date published: 02.07.2009

L&G relaxes medical underwriting requirements

Legal & General (L&G) has scrapped the need for GP reports in its underwriting criteria for applicants under the age of 40, in an attempt to speed up the process of getting the client 'on risk'.

  • Date published: 01.07.2009

Protection IFAs upbeat about future

Protection IFAs are becoming increasingly confident as the year goes on, with particular optimism about the outlook for future protection sales, according to Legal & General's (L&G's) latest index.

  • Date published: 30.06.2009

Two-thirds of Brits don't have adequate health cover

Two-thirds of Britons do not believe they have adequate health protection in place, with concerns over insufficient income protection, critical illness and PMI cover.

  • Date published: 26.06.2009

Just Retirement in takeover talks with Avalon

Just Retirement looks set to be bought by Avalon Acquisitions Limited, a company formed by funds advised by Permira Advisers, for about 76p per share.

  • Date published: 26.06.2009

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IP …because one size doesn’t fit all

It’s strange that I always seem to always be writing a blog at a time when the news is dominated by just one topic. This time it’s MPs’ expenses.

  • Time published: 14:52
  • Date published: 03.07.2009

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L&G sees business protection gap of £1.1 trillion

Very few businesses have sufficient protection in place to cover an event such as the death or critical illness of a key person, according to research from Legal & General.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 02.07.2009

Features

A huge step in the right direction

Finally some good news. A report by the Fos has highlighted that just three per cent of complaints made to the ombudsman were against IFAs, and problem areas are being ironed out by the industry.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 02.07.2009

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