Life Insurance
AXA revives the Sun Life brand
AXA Sun Life Direct, best known as the leading provider of whole of life insurance for the over 50s, announces its decision to re-brand to Sun Life Direct.
L&C Mortgages' LifePROMPT service helps unlock £30m per annum
L&C Mortgages, the leading fee-free broker, calculates that those smokers who have quit with the help of the NHS Stop Smoking Service, could save over £30 million a year by reviewing their life assurance arrangements.
Over 10 million people could have the wrong protection cover
Over ten million people in the UK could have unsuitable protection cover after failing to update their protection policies, according to research from Barclays Financial Planning.
Endowment final bonus cuts 'rubbing salt into the wound'
Sharon Bratley, chartered financial planner at Fairinvestment.co.uk comments on the Friends Provident announcement that it is to slash final bonuses on 25-year endowment policies from 17.5 per cent down to five per cent.
Post Office offers £30 fuel voucher with Over-50s Life Cover
As the arctic weather conditions continue to sweep across the nation, almost half of UK over-50s (48 per cent) are worried about paying their winter fuel bill, according to new research by Post Office Financial Services.
Scottish Widows supports BHF through protection for life policy
Throughout December, Scottish Widows will be donating one pound to the British Heart Foundation for every Scottish Widows Protection For Life policy sold. The tie in compliments Lloyds TSB and Scottish Widows' two year partnership which launched in July 2008 when the British Heart Foundation (BHF) became their charity of choice.
Make a New Year's resolution to save money on Life Cover
Protection specialists LifeSearch advise how you could save money on your insurance premiums as a financially tough 2009 approaches.
Post Office offers over 50s instant protection over the counter
From today for the first time ever, customers looking to buy a protection plan can do so over the counter at all 12,500 UK Post Office branches, removing the need to wait for an application to be processed and giving instant peace of mind.
Nearly half of UK adults have no protection policies
Despite the level of fear surrounding unemployment and debts in the current environment, research from Barclays Financial Planning shows a worrying trend of people not providing themselves and their families with a safety net.
RIAS extends product range with Funeral Plan policy
RIAS, specialist insurer for the over 50s, is expanding its product portfolio with the launch of a new Funeral Plan product.
PruProtect allows policyholders to reduce premiums
PruProtect, the joint venture between Prudential and South African market leader Discovery, has made several enhancements to its existing product range.
AXA increases protection financial underwriting limits
AXA has increased its financial underwriting limits for personal and business protection to make the application process easier and faster for customers.
Legal & General: uSwitch findings on cancelled policies
Legal & General comments on uSwitch's research which shows that people are cancelling insurance policies to save cash.
Working women lack financial protection
Nearly half of all working women in Great Britain do not have any form of financial protection, despite a significant increase in their economic activity over the past 30 years and the dramatic rise in female breadwinners.
Engage launches over 50s Life Cover Plan with added ‘TLC'
Engage Mutual has launched an enhanced Over 50s Life Cover Plan which offers policy holders and their families free advice on elderly care from care advice experts, Grace Consulting, together with help in managing a bereavement by directing them to the services of the Bereavement Advice Centre.