The protection market is generally focused on providing protection up until the point of retirement, yet the average life expectancy in the UK is 79 years increasing to 83 years for women1. Not only that, there’s also large disparities in the amount that men and women might expect to pay for their care in later [...]

As a Mutual Society we are there for our Members, therefore, we want to help you, help them! We have a variety of tools to help recommend the importance of Income Protection to your clients. Here are some of the tools available; Personal Quotation Tool Our My Earnings Insurance Personal Quotation allows you to obtain [...]

We recognise that not all customers have the same need for critical illness cover. Our enhanced intermediary only product provides an increased level of cover to support and provide even more protection for your clients. There are now two choices on our critical Illness cover; Critical Illness Cover: 41 conditions. A suite of six Nurse [...]

LV= know it’s important to reach every client who needs income protection. That’s why they’re going further than ever, with wider eligibility and new features and benefits. Recommending Income Protection to medical professionals can be a headache… Some clients working in the public sector don’t always have straightforward sick pay arrangements. They might get paid [...]

Dr Rob Rosa, Chief Medical Officer and Helen Croft, Development Underwriting and Claims Manager met to discuss what they see as the key developments in medicine and the impact these could have on critical illness cover. Watch here

We are delighted to announce to The Right Mortgage and Protection Network advisers that our Income Protection plan is now available to quote and apply through iPipeline! We’ve taken on board feedback from advisers who have said they would like to see our plan on the portal, and we have been working hard behind the [...]

Scottish Widows Care is a great solution for your clients – and for you. The support service can offer every protection policyholder tangible benefits from the day a plan starts. And focusing on the practical advice and emotional support available lets you have more positive and meaningful protection conversations with your clients. Everyone who uses [...]

We need to carry out some maintenance to our Pensions and Protection On Line Service website on Sunday 11 November.  The systems will be unavailable from 10pm on Sat 10th  Nov to Sun 11th  Nov 10pm. Advisers will be unable to produce quotes etc. during this period. I just want to remind you that this is [...]

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: Shepherds Friendly income protection now available through iPipeline; NHS sick pay guarantee with wider eligibility with LV=; Scottish Widows want you to show your [...]