Protection provider Cirencester Friendly has called for an industry standard for disclosing income protection (IP) claims statistics.
Tom Baigrie, the chief executive of protection broker LifeSearch, has hit out at product providers for pretending to "police" advisers' relationships with their customers, a practice he dubbed "institutional petty theft".
Firms distributing 'payment protection' products - such as short-term income protection - must ensure salespeople do not have inappropriate incentives to sell them, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has stressed in new guidance.
LV= has added benefits to its income protection (IP) offering for medics so they have a relevant level of cover.
Insurer Aviva has announced its gender-day (G-Day) pipeline strategy, including I-E tax change details.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said general rules governing the handling of clients' medical information by advisers are sufficient after concerns were raised by a provider.