Protection Review

PROTECTION WATCH

The Protection Review has named Owain Thomas as Protection Journalist of the year 2012 for his work on COVER Magazine.

The Protection Review is asking advisers to highlight issues they would like raised at this years' conference.

Westfield Health has recently released a new product, Hospital Treatment Insurance, aimed at the middle ground between cash plans and PMI. Considering the lengthening of hospital waiting lists, could this be the birth of a third tier to the health insurance...

Advertising, better processing and tax relief would provide the best boost to protection sales over the next 10 years, according to the latest stats from the Protection Review survey.

Short term income protection products are set to be the big seller over the next ten years, according to the protection industry.

British Friendly Society has become the second insurer to add its name to COVER's campaign to reform the assessment of claims for income protection (IP).

Cirencester friendly has become the first insurer to give its backing to COVER's campaign to reform the assessment of claims for income protection (IP).

COVER has launched a campaign, initially in partnership with the Protection Review, to reform the practice of writing list-based occupational definitions (Activities of Daily Living and Working - ADL and ADW) for income protection.

The Protection Review and Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) have produced a list of the top ten things consumers should be aware of when purchasing income protection (IP).