Technology is constantly evolving – so we’ve updated our CI definitions to keep up with the times. This evolution is happening in everyday life - for example I can’t imagine my life without having an ‘Alexa’ in most rooms. It’s also true with medical treatments – which means we’re now surviving diseases and critical illnesses [...]

For more than 17 years, TechTalk has been helping advisers to forecast, interpret and benefit from change within the industry. TechTalk brings you unbiased insight, news and expert commentary as well as case studies and other practical support. We’ve created this special edition of TechTalk to remind you about some of the key protection themes [...]

Dual Deferred Period Calculator VitalityLife have announced the launch of their new tool, the Dual Deferred Period Calculator for Income Protection. How the calculator works:   Enter your clients’ annual income Select the type of Income Protection your clients would like1 Select the duration of 100% Sick Pay Choose the duration of 50% Sick [...]

Recent figures show that less than 10% of life policies are put into trust, and this is most likely because either: Advisers don’t have enough time or; Advisers don’t understand it properly Which category do you fit into? We all know the outcome of not placing polices in trust, but do your clients? Probate delays [...]

We're going to start this email with a massive (and we mean massive) thank you. You'd think that with February being a shorter month, business might be a bit slower and things would just tick along...  However, your incredible efforts have seen us absolutely smash our previous monthly record! From each and every one of [...]

Check out the new Health and safety at work - Summary statistics for Great Britain 2018. Here are just a few of the figures that shocked us! 30.7m* working days were lost due to work related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries in 2017/18! What’s more 15.4m* working days were lost due to work-related stress, [...]

This week, we are introducing our new HealthWise app, a revolutionary new member benefits service, designed to help our members feel better, faster. We know first-hand how important good health is, so we've partnered with Square Health, a market leader in digital healthcare, to provide a range of benefits all accessed from the convenience of [...]

Following the launch of the Life Protection Platform, there has been increased interest in our protection products. With this in mind, we have created a Support page that can help you with your initial queries. Here you can find useful information on: The Life Protection Platform The quote and apply process Our products and underwriting [...]

Welcome to this week's Protection Update. Please take the time to read through the update as there may be some information that is important to you. Included in this week's update: Aviva launch business protection webinars; Financially prepare your clients for the unexpected with Cirencester Friendly; Vitality announce new dual deferred period calculator. [...]