http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news--eventsNews feed of news items from LV= Adviser site.this is the copyright message Continuity CMShttp://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2913920The LV= State of Retirement Report, now in its fifth year, reveals 6.25 million Britons aged over-50 (28%) have no pension plan in place and look set to rely on just the state pension in retirement, a huge increase on the 1.2 million people who live solely on the state pension today. The basic state pension equates to an annual income of up to £5,587 and averages at £9,672 a year when you take into account additional benefit income (e.g. additional state pension, pensions credit etc). This is up to 51% lower than the income someone in the UK working full time on the minimum wage would earn, which is £11,477 per year.Press releaseWed, 16 May 2012 14:52:12http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2912190We are pleased to announce that with effect from 14 May 2012, we will be adding an innovative new feature to our market-leading Protected Retirement Plan.21226703Mon, 14 May 2012 10:34:17http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2911695As the clock ticks towards G Day on 21 December 2012, we will read more articles and headlines about the Gender Directive.Protection Insight with Mark Jones, Head of Protection at LV=Wed, 09 May 2012 09:47:09http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2911688Research carried out by retirement specialist LV= reveals 80% of advisers new to the equity release market believe equity release will be considered a mainstream financial product in the next few years.Press releaseTue, 08 May 2012 11:34:02http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2911664Local employer LV= has won the award for most effective employer brand development at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2012. The judges gave LV= the award for the innovative way it has taken its employer brand to a new level through recruitment marketing.Press releaseTue, 08 May 2012 11:56:46http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2907505The Future of Long Term Care report, launched today by retirement specialist LV=, shows as life expectancy in the UK increases, the number of people that will need to make use of formal long term care services will grow from 840,184 today to 1.1 million by 2025, an increase of 37%. Press releaseThu, 03 May 2012 09:19:10http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2902753As G-day nears, we can expect Gender to become an everyday conversation point for advisers, providers and even clients. The Gender Directive will have a massive impact on insurance and presents another ugly challenge for provider IT systems.AdvertorialFri, 27 Apr 2012 10:25:10http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2901547LV= has appointed Katherine Oxenham as Business Development Manager for its retirement solutions business. Katherine joins from Annuity Direct where she was the Financial Planning Director. Katherine has over two decades of experience working for life companies and independent financial advisers and is a senior examiner for the Chartered Insurance Institute.Press releaseWed, 25 Apr 2012 09:45:54http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2894379Due to overwhelming response, LV= has extended their extra allocation offer for the Flexible Guarantee Bond until 11 May 2012. Clients who invest during this period will get up to an extra 1.5% over the standard rate.LV= NewsFri, 13 Apr 2012 10:07:14http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2895750Retirement specialist LV= has today announced that it has added seven new funds (three from Fidelity and four from Threadneedle) to those available through its Flexible Transitions Account, in response to adviser demand. The seven new fund links join the 133 existing insured funds available from LV=.Press releaseFri, 13 Apr 2012 09:20:52http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2892839A new report from protection specialist LV= reveals that 22 million adults (45% of all Brits) have others financially dependent on their income for basic everyday living costs, including food and housing, with the average British salary supporting two people.Press releaseThu, 05 Apr 2012 10:52:05http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2890370Protection specialist LV= today announces changes to its critical illness (CI) cover, with an increase in the number of conditions and partial payments covered.Press releaseTue, 03 Apr 2012 15:22:34http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2890247Mutual insurance, retirement and investment provider LV= announces its 2011 life and pensions business results, with increased sales and trading profit compared to 2010.Press releaseTue, 03 Apr 2012 10:48:04http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2887163We have made some exciting changes to our Critical Illness product. If you currently have applications being processed, please see our pipeline arrangements.LV= NewsMon, 02 Apr 2012 14:08:44http://www.lv.com/adviser/working-with-lv/news_detail?articleid=2882320Retirement specialist LV= today announces an extra allocation of up to 1.5% over the standard rate for clients who invest in its Flexible Guarantee Bond by 13 April 2012.Press releaseWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:32:16