Financial Options Group is rolling out a commercial insurance service to all its member firms.
The service provided by Burke Ford was initially piloted at 40 of its firms, but will now be available to all Financial Options member firms and those of recently acquired Kestrel Network.
The service will provide corporate clients with general insurance programmes to suit the clients needs.
The network hopes to generate over 200 enquiries a month.
Co-operative Insurance Society is using Fathers' day on Sunday June 20, to promote awareness of term assurance protection.The life office describes the best present a father can receive is knowing his family would be financially protected in the event of his death.It adds that there is more to recognising the importance of fathers than merely […]
The House of Lords will this week debate the Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill, the legislation which introduces the framework for stakeholder pensions.But the Government could face defeat on its plans to replace the Serps-based pension with a bereavement allowance. The bill could then be forced to the House of Commons.
Royal & SunAlliance International is adding three new European fund links to its mirror range of offshore funds.The new funds are all euro-denominated. RSAIFS now has five euro funds within its mirror range. Two of the new funds will be externally managed.The new links will allow RSAIFS customers access to the Fidelity Euro Bond fund, […]
Legal & General is launching a fixed term EuroSupertracker linked to the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index.The investment which is available as an Isa or for pep transfers has a term of six years.The EuroSupertracker aims to provide capital growth by tracking the index over the term.It offers to match the investment growth plus […]
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