Simple products, commission removal on protection and universal applications were on the agenda yesterday in a Cover Forum panel debate.
Auto-enrolment offers an unprecedented opportunity for the group risk industry in the short, medium and long-term, according to Ellipse.
John Ritchie envisages a changing tide for protection advisers as auto-enrolment comes into play.
Employers should review their group income protection strategies due to increasing staff reliance on company benefits, Mercer is advising.
Group risk protection policies that attract a P11D charge may not be excluded from the impacts of the EU gender directive, Ellipse is warning.
As a small IFA, I have recently redirected my business towards the SME group market. I am finding clients are obsessed with the price alone. Should I make an effort to sell on the added value of these products, such as EAPs, or should I just concentrate...
Now Pensions has teamed-up with Ellipse to offer life insurance as an optional part of its auto-enrolment solution.
John Ritchie sifts strategic insight from the conference circuit
John Ritchie of Ellipse notes the beginning of the end for price matching.