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May 15, 2013

‘Insurers need to build trust with consumers’

The recent wave of payout rate disclosures from protection providers has reassured consumers, advisers have claimed.

May 15, 2013

Employers need to research expatriate healthcare: Jelf

British expatriates are being forced to return to the UK because they cannot afford healthcare abroad, Sarah Dennis has claimed.

May 15, 2013

Tie-up aims to address business protection gap

Legal & General and unbiased.co.uk have kicked off a campaign to raise awareness of the UK’s £1.35 trillion business protection gap.

May 09, 2013

Care bill could hit local authority speedbump

Partnership says implementation at local level could hinder progress made by care bill confirmed in Queen’s speech

May 08, 2013

‘Software smooths path for protection advice’

Using aggregator technology can help advisers enter the protection market more efficiently, Rob Quayle has said.

May 08, 2013

Long-term care rising in advisers’ estimations

Advisers and providers are becoming more aware of the importance of planning for long-term care, Janet Davies has said.

Analysis & Opinion
IP providers must embrace transparency

May 16, 2013

IP providers must embrace transparency

Consistency issues must be overcome as publishing claims statistics is fundamental, Sam Barrett says in MM protection spotlight

Improved detection and the future of CI

May 15, 2013

Improved detection and the future of CI

Cancer and heart attacks account for close to 80 per cent of all CI claims paid globally.

May 09, 2013

Unprotected view of our industry

I am going to do something that I promised myself I would not do this year so do not tell anybody.

May 09, 2013

Insurers prepared to go the extra mile

The way we buy products and services has changed dramatically in the past few years. We have become a nation of savvy spenders, more conscious than...

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Adviser Guides

Guide to Critical Illness Cover

While clients clearly value insurance in many areas of their lives they may need guidance the value of these policies.

Special Reports

Protection - March 2013

Protection is a product that has become notoriously difficult to persuade people to take up, and is indeed a product that advisers have to sell.

FTAdviser Blog

Facts are facts: Providers must reveal claims figures

Only a few insurers are publishing protection claims data. It should be a requirement for all.

Recent Articles
  1. May 09, 2013

    Mystery Shopper Dundee

    This week the shopper visits Dundee to look for advice on critical illness insurance, for a self employed business coach. She is 45 years old and...

  2. May 08, 2013

    More awareness of life assurance for HIV: data

    Research by advisory firm Unusual Risks has revealed that 78 per cent of people with HIV are now aware of HIV life assurance,

  3. ‘Need to push protection’
    May 08, 2013

    ‘Need to push protection’

    Employers which cut back on benefits and a tough economic environment means that more advisers must talk to their clients about protection, John...

  4. Foresters in round-the-clock health advice service
    May 08, 2013

    Foresters in round-the-clock health advice service

    Foresters Friendly Society has launched a GP consultation service to provide its members with access to medical advice around the clock.

  5. Ageas unveils business protection proposition
    May 08, 2013

    Ageas unveils business protection proposition

    Ageas Protect is pushing further into the UK market with the launch of a business protection proposition, which will be sold through...

  6. Friends cites ‘concern’ as it bows to transparency demands
    May 07, 2013

    Friends cites ‘concern’ as it bows to transparency demands

    Insurer reveals it paid out 87 per cent of IP claims in 2012 as it publishes claims figures for the first time.

  7. Friends Life pledges to lobby for IP data consistency
    May 03, 2013

    Friends Life pledges to lobby for IP data consistency

    IP provider finally publishes its claims data, remains dissatisfied with misleading nature of current template

  8. Protecting income in good years helps in bad: L&G
    May 02, 2013

    Protecting income in good years helps in bad: L&G

    A tough economic environment and uncertainty over future mortgage payments means more clients should consider protecting their income, Duncan Finch...

  9. Medicash predicts rise in employer-paid health plans
    May 02, 2013

    Medicash predicts rise in employer-paid health plans

    Medicash expects the growing popularity of corporate health cash plans to offset a lower take-up of individual health cash plans in the future.

  10. G-Day regrets rife among advisers
    May 02, 2013

    G-Day regrets rife among advisers

    More than a third of those working in the insurance industry wish that G-Day had never happened, a poll from Protection Review has found.

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