A new arrival

Well, it has certainly been an eventful start to the year. Supermarkets seem to have gone doolally for a share of the protection and health insurance pie, with Asda teaming up with protection-only adviser firm LifeSearch and Tesco launching private medical insurance in association with Axa PPP Healthcare. Meanwhile, behind closed doors, the industry and The Treasury have held talks about the future of pension term assurance (PTA). And while experts remain tight-lipped on what has been discussed, we can reveal that the affair is unlikely to be a long drawn out one, as the Government had de...