Friends Life has announced enhancements to its Group Income Protection (Group IP) policy.
Some of the categories were very tight for this year's COVER awards. Others were new entrants to some categories; particularly notable in the healthcare sector.
Friends Life has joined forces with Banner Managed Communication (BMC) to streamline its marketing print and warehousing services.
Friends Life will be running a group protection workshop for intermediaries next week.
Friends Life will not see any change driven by Resolution's decision not to split the business, the provider has said.
Resolution has confirmed it will make no more acquisitions and abandoned plans to split the Friends Life business after revealing a 58% fall in profits.
Friends Life has upgraded its critical illness plan, adding one new condition, three new partial payment conditions and six improved conditions.
The UK should follow America and use tax breaks as a tool to encourage employers to provide staff with financial education, a US government adviser suggests.
Friends Life has outlined its approach to RDR including individual and group protection changes.
Accessible products to serve a wider scope of consumers need to be a priority, Pacific Life Re has said at the Protection Review 2012.