Peter Le Beau

Aviva has unveiled its protection TV advertising campaign. Is this the chink of light that the industry needs to maximise consumer awareness and engagement, and will it prompt further moves by insurers either individually or collectively?

Income protection insurance sales will increase in importance as a result of FSA scrutiny and the Spending Review the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has said.

With providers and the government taking a greater interest in health provision through the workplace, should IFAs become more active in the health and welfare of those individuals in their group business?

This years Protection Review conference hit three main points. Paul Robertson discusses them with Peter Le Beau.

Be it pre or post election, there are always imperatives; things any government or government in waiting must aim for.

New ABI director general Kerrie Kelly has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at this year's Protection Review conference.

Protection is a safety net in case the unthinkable happens, says Kevin Stevens, and insurers must focus more on proving it will be there for customers in need

Peter Le Beau, co-author of the Protection Review and founder of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) received his MBE for services to insurance and to charity at a ceremony on 5 November.

The ABI reviews the statement of best practice on critical illness every three years. Given the high frictional costs associated with the change that the customer ultimately pays for, is it still correct that we should follow this strict path?

Swiss Re's Term and Health Watch 2009 saw that income protection (IP) sales have risen in the last year. That upturn, however, has been directly attributed to the actions of HSBC. With sales of other protection products falling, what do these results...