CPD

LV= is to hold seven seminars for advisers looking to boost their income protection (IP) sales.

LV= has announced it will host nine seminars for advisers on how to boost income protection sales, around the UK.

Advisers are typically very good at doing their 35 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) or more but they are struggling to stay on top of recording it, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Exeter Family Friendly has launched an income protection seminar to help advisers bring it into their portfolio.

Tenet has achieved formal Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) accreditation of its adviser development programme for continuing professional development (CPD).

Sesame Bankhall Group has launched an online learning management system to enhance its training and development support for network members.

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The Protection Review and the Personal Finance Society (PFS) will soon be announcing the first dates for independent protection training for advisers.

As the first broker has sat, and passed, the new Association of Medical Insurance (AMII)/Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) IF7 examination, AMII has announced plans for an advanced version.

Advisers will need to complete a minimum of 35 hours of relevant CPD each year, according to the FSA's latest Retail Distribution Review paper.