Latest News
‘Insurers need to build trust with consumers’
The recent wave of payout rate disclosures from protection providers has reassured consumers, advisers have claimed.
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.
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.
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
‘Software smooths path for protection advice’
Using aggregator technology can help advisers enter the protection market more efficiently, Rob Quayle has said.
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
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
Cancer and heart attacks account for close to 80 per cent of all CI claims paid globally.
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.
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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Guide to Critical Illness Cover
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Protection - March 2013
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30minFacts are facts: Providers must reveal claims figures
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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...
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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,
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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...
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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.
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May 08, 2013Ageas 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...
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May 07, 2013Friends 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.
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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
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May 02, 2013Protecting 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...
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May 02, 2013Medicash 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.
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May 02, 2013G-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.