Protection Watch... with Kevin Carr
Clients' protection priorities are changing and so too are the tools on offer to help advisers find the right solutions.
Ageas Protect has entered the relevant life insurance market with the launch of an individual proposition.
Aviva has launched a specialist protection team to offer a tailored service for protection cases with high levels of cover and large premiums.
Aegon UK is proposing to make the role of protection distribution director redundant and has announced the exit of its head of protection proposition as part of wide-ranging changes to its protection unit.
Insurer Zurich paid out on 94% of its critical illness policy claims last year, up from 90% in 2012, latest statistics show.
Legal & General (L&G) is increasing the underwriting limits across its life insurance and critical illness (CI) products among other changes to its protection proposition.
Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has added several group protection products to its restricted advice proposition.
Bright Grey has upgraded its critical illness definition for cancer for personal and business protection menu plans.