Adviser / Broking

More than 1,000 advisers are now writing protection business through Sesame Bankhall Group's panel following its launch last November, the network has announced.

A shortlist has been formed for advisers wishing to attend the independent protection training after the first two sessions were fully subscribed in less than a week.

A new protection intermediary headed by former moneysupermarket.com management will launch next week.

Avelo has added its weight to those predicting protection sales will grow with IFAs increasing focus to it after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is introduced.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) is supporting targeted regulation of comparison sites.

Adviser network Pink has doubled its protection sales in six months following broker training.

Dates have been confirmed for the Protection Review and Personal Finance Society's (PFS) independent protection training sessions.

Consumers are becoming more confident in shunning specialist financial advice and purchasing financial products online, according to new research.

Research has shown advisers assess product attributes over any pricing consideration when advising on protection.

A 'read-across' of the retail distribution review (RDR) to the protection space remains a possibility and intermediaries must continue to lobby hard to prevent it, an industry consultant said.