Whole of Life

British Friendly has signed up to the Protection Distributor Group's (PDG) funeral payment pledge and paid its first claim under the benefit.

It remains to be seen whether the increase in probate fees proposed by the Government earlier this year will be resurrected by the new administration, writes Aviva's Mark Cracknell.

On 'complex' estates

Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE and Allianz Worldwide Care have partnered to launch a suite of compliant international healthcare insurance solution for Singapore.

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested by detectives from the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) after she allegedly faked her own death.

F&TRC's Adam Higgs analyses how two insurers have launched online propositions in a bid to improve the numbers of advisers putting policies in trust.

Fergus Bescoby discusses sleep disorders and the underwriting factors to consider.

Legal & General's Richard Kateley says we should avoid pigeonholing advisers when discussing who should sell business protection. Here's why.

Paul Roberts discusses what changing retirement trends will mean for the protection market.

Vitality has launched a dedicated website for advisers to act as a one-stop-shop for their information needs when doing business with the insurer.