Protection

Promising lead or back to the lab?

The public may view all protection products as "toxic" following the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal, according to the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial Services.

Clients who buy the same protection products via Sesame could pay vastly different premiums amounting to thousands of pounds more depending on which of the network's two types of adviser they deal with, an investigation by Professional Adviser has revealed....

Transact and Ageas Protect have teamed up to launch an investment-linked life cover policy available via Transact's platform.

Five protection turn-offs… and how to fix them

Network Openwork has acquired 930 self-employed MetLife protection advisers as part of a deal to distribute the life company's protection products.

Aviva UK has reported a 21% drop in the value of new life business it wrote in the first half of the year, mainly due to a steep fall in annuity business.

Seven out of ten mothers rank family financial security among their top priorities but few are taking out protection cover or talking about the impact of their death, according to a study by Aegon.

Provider Scottish Widows has confirmed it will be re-entering the IFA market with protection products next year.

A generous insurance boss spent more than £500,000 throwing an office party for his staff - which even featured a concert by Olly Murs.