Friends Provident

Severity Payments - In the eye of the beholder

Cover | 16 Dec 2011 | 10:22

Severity based protection payments have become more common over the year. Phil Jeynes explains why in his overview of 2011

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Friends Life unveils IFA protection proposition

Friends Life has completed its full launch with the unveiling of its individual protection proposition for IFAs.

Cover | 24 Oct 2011 | 10:00
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Income protection quality standard abandoned

The project to bring about an income protection (IP) quality standard (QS) has been abandoned.

Cover | 29 Sep 2011 | 14:33

Other Friends Provident articles

Sesame profits nil as group invests in RDR

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) generated zero operating profits in the first six months of the year as the company invested in technology and RDR transition.

IFAonline | 16 Aug 2011 | 08:15
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Friends Provident Int launches new IHT bond

Friends Provident International (FPI) strengthens its offshore product range with the launch of the Succession Planning Bond.

International Investment | 07 Jun 2011 | 10:46
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Resolution to return £500m 'excess cash' to shareholders

Buyout vehicle Resolution expects to have £500m of excess cash to return to shareholders over the next 12 months after completing its work examining the cash and capital position of Friends Life, its new proposition formed from the merger of Friends Provident and Axa's UK life and pensions business.

Cover | 07 Jun 2011 | 07:25
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How to get to grips with pension changes

Colin Williams, director of corporate, Friends Provident, discusses the dramatic reshaping of the pensions industry.

Professional Adviser | 25 Mar 2011 | 09:13
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Friends Life to use Bupa as base for protection platform

Friends Life is to consolidate its individual protection streams onto a single platform, based around the recently acquired Bupa proposition.

Cover | 24 Mar 2011 | 08:50
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Resolution halts spending spree to grow life business

Resolution, the buy-out vehicle launched by entrepreneur Clive Cowdery, is highly unlikely to make any further acquisitions and will instead focus on developing new life products.

Cover | 23 Feb 2011 | 08:40
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IFA shames Friends Prov in with-profits bonus bungle

Friends Provident is facing calls to review hundreds of pension transfers after an IFA formally complained details about bonus guarantees had been left off a client's statement.

IFAonline | 12 Feb 2011 | 14:09
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Mercer teams up with Standard Life, Friends Provident and Zurich to launch corporate wrap platform

Mercer has signed up three of the UK’s biggest corporate benefit providers to launch a corporate wrap platform.

IFAonline | 09 Feb 2011 | 09:55 | video
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Aegon poaches Friends Prov corporate head McMahon

Paul McMahon has stepped down as director of corporate at Friends Provident to become group marketing director at rival Aegon.

Cover | 08 Feb 2011 | 14:49
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Friends Prov appoints new corporate benefits head

Colin Williams has been appointed director of corporate at Friends Provident, responsible for the provider’s strategy in the corporate benefits market.

Cover | 08 Feb 2011 | 14:48

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