If we’ve learnt anything over the last few months, it’s that the future’s unpredictable. Aegon’s Head of Underwriting and Claims, Simon Jacobs, and National Account Manager, Mark Godding, discuss the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on claims and underwriting. Hear them talk about: Aegon’s claims experience during the pandemic; how Aegon adapted to [...]

At this year's Online Launch we announced how we're making our life proposition simpler, better and easier for you and your clients. Simpler - one Personal Protection Plan with one Optimiser. Better - an enhanced Vitality Programme embedded in all plans. Easier - support for you when you do business with Vitality. Our brand new and [...]

We’ve all had to adapt to new ways of working in recent times. Gary Burchett, our Protection Director, reflects on our response to supporting you and many of your clients throughout the uncertainty of Covid-19.

Preparing for your income protection conversation If anything, 2020 has taught us to expect the unexpected, and that being unable to work can quickly turn our world upside down. With five million self-employed workers not having access to sick pay*, and 40% of households being unable to survive a month without an income**, income [...]

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: Paymentshield provide an update on their system outage; Legal and General add new plans to their income protection proposition; Aviva announce that DigiCare+ [...]

When it comes to delivering better outcomes for customers, Royal London believe financial advice can be game changing. To help bring this to life, Royal London have created a new research report which explores the positive impact an adviser’s services can have on their client’s emotional wellbeing. Find out what [...]

“I’m fit and healthy”, “I’ve got savings”, “I can’t afford it”, “I’ve got life cover”… Demonstrating the value of income protection insurance (IP) can be challenging, especially if a client doesn’t believe they need cover. Our new income risk calculator is an easy to use tool which helps you to demonstrate the positive impact [...]

Did you know that a couple in their 30’s have a 52% risk of either of them not being able to work for 2 months or more?1 This would cause a huge financial strain, especially as 73% of 30-35 year olds don’t have, or don’t know if they have, 3 months’ worth of outgoings [...]

We’ve all had to adapt to new ways of working in recent times. Gary Burchett, our Protection Director, reflects on our response to supporting you and many of your clients throughout the uncertainty of Covid-19. Read more

If we’ve learnt anything over the last few months, it’s that the future’s unpredictable. The coronavirus pandemic has placed financial resilience firmly in the spotlight, providing you with an ideal opportunity to discuss protection with your clients. Read on to find out how we can help, providing you and your clients with exactly what [...]