UnumProvident Declares Its Support For IFA Promotion

IFA Promotion, the organisation promoting the benefits of independent financial advice, today announced that UnumProvident has become its latest sponsor, demonstrating further support for independent financial advice following depolarisation.

 

A market leader in group protection provision, with over 30 years' experience in the UK market, UnumProvident becomes IFAPs 31st sponsor. 

 

Paul Davies, Marketing and Business Development Director of UnumProvident commented, "Whilst consumer awareness of the need for protection insurance shows signs of rising, this is not reflected in penetration rates. We believe that much more needs to be done to help consumers address this gap in their insurance cover, and funding IFA promotion's campaign is an indication of our commitment to doing that."

 

David Elms, Chief Executive of IFA Promotion said, IFAP is on track to put over half a million individuals and firms in touch with local IFAs this year, whilst at the same time the quality of these new business leads continues to increase.  Our sponsors now span the life and pensions, investment, mortgage, technology and protection sectors, and we value UnumProvidents support for IFAPs ongoing marketing programme.

 

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For further information please contact:

David Elms

Liz Willder/Ali Richardson

Chief Executive

Lansons Communications

IFA Promotion

020 7294 3677 / 020 7294 3679

020 7833 3131

 

 

    For expert comment or case studies from over 200 media-friendly IFAs, journalists should call IFA Promotions Media Services hotline on 020 7294 3682 or search online in Media Services at www.unbiased.co.uk

 

1.  Independent Financial Adviser Promotion

IFA Promotion was established in 1989 to promote the value and accessibility of independent financial advice to the public.  It represents around 9,000 firms of independent financial advisers across the UK and is sponsored by 31 leading financial institutions. In 2004, over 440,000 consumers and businesses used IFA Promotion to find local independent financial advice.

 

IFA Promotion believes Independent financial advice should be:

 

        Affordable.  The option to take independent financial advice should be available, by right, to all - not just the wealthiest in society.

 

        Convenient.  IFAs should be available in the location of the consumers choice, wherever they live in the UK.

 

        Transparent.  It must be clearly transparent to consumers who is able to offer independent financial advice and who is not.

 

2.      Independent Financial Adviser Promotions sponsors

Abbey

National Savings & Investments

AXA Life

New Star Investment Funds 

Bright Grey

Norwich Union Life

BUPA Health Services

Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK)

Canada Life Ltd

Prudential

The Childrens Mutual

Scottish Equitable Plc

Clerical Medical Investment

Scottish Life

DWS Investments Ltd

Scottish Life International

Friends Provident

Scottish Widows Plc

GE Life

Skandia UK Group

GMAC Residential Funding

Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited

INVESCO Fund Managers Ltd

Standard Life Assurance Company

Legal & General

UnumProvident

London Mortgage Company

Webline Limited

Lincoln Financial Group

Mortgage Express

Zurich Intermediary Group

 

 

 

 

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