Nobody can predict if or when a heart attack might strike. But what’s most important to know is that if it does happen, the protection your client bought is going to pay out when they need it most. Most providers ask for detailed medical reports and evidence so they can assess whether a heart [...]

In recent years there has been a seismic shift in the understanding and awareness of mental health issues. Read our latest blog from Underwriting and Claims Strategy Manager Helen Croft, who discusses the recent changes we have made to our underwriting rules for mental health conditions and how important it is to keep the [...]

Moving house can be a stressful time, so to help you help your clients Paymentshield have put together an ultimate guide to moving home. Providing a week by week countdown to the big day with what to remember and spaces to make important notes. Their guide aims to make their big move as pain [...]

Landlords - like any other business owner - need to make provision should the very worst happen, to protect their families and their lifestyle. I have worked in financial services for over 25 years, both in the specialist mortgage and, most recently, the protection world. I have often talked to advisers about protection for [...]

Your New Business Dashboard now gives you the ability to do even more online. Take a look at our short film to find out what you can do. Watch now New features Access individual policy records. See live tracking comments. See what information is outstanding, including when it was last chased and when it [...]

Welcome to this week's Mortgage 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: One Family - Discover our serious illness benefit with over 50s life cover; Paymentshield - Download our latest customer guide; Royal London - [...]

Like other relevant life insurance products, ours provides a tax efficient death-in-service benefit for business owners and key employees. Our cover offers employee significant illness cover – a unique option which pays out if an illness covered by the policy leads to retirement or anticipated retirement. Aviva offer a range of solutions to support your [...]

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 [...]