Adviser / Broking

Choosing the right provider is key to advisers considering the business protection market Defaqto has said in a new guide to the sector.

Zurich has urged advisers to be prepared for the impact of gender neutrality on their clients and business.

More people have used professional advice when considering financial products than a year ago but the majority still do not see it as necessary, according to research.

Less than a fifth of Britons felt they would need help when purchasing life insurance but almost half said it was definitely necessary for a mortgage, according to new research.

LifeSearch is encouraging protection advisers to increase sales of family income benefit (FIB) products.

The leaders of the British Brokers' Association and the Institute of Insurance Brokers have this morning announced a "momentous" merger agreement in a bid to produce a combined stance on future regulatory changes.

Aviva has apologised for "cross-selling" discounted private medical insurance (PMI) to advisers' clients, in what the insurer has said was a mistake.

Aon has reported a 51% increase in total revenue to $2.7bn (£1.7bn) for the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010.

More than half of advisers have yet to adjust their clients' protection needs in the wake of the removal of the default retirement age (DRA), according to Avelo.

The Protection Review's independent training has been warmly received by advisers who attended the first two sessions and it is now hoping to arrange further dates next year.