The FSA has said it will provide further guidance on short-term income protection if it received individual demand for it, according to an attendee at a meeting with the regulator yesterday.

Demand for breast cancer gene testing as a preventative measure is rising and emerging tests may be a key factor in supporting financially-troubled state healthcare systems, a research and consulting firm has reported.

The FSA has approved consultation on Financial Ombudsman Service proposals to increase PPI case fees and overall levy to allow for more free cases, amid concerns about PPI complaint handling behaviour.

Adviser firms offering non-advised protection sales is not good for consumers, according to the majority of advisers, life offices and reinsurers.

As someone who feels passionate about women having financial protection and owns a practice that specialises in advising women, I wrote a lot of protection business before G-Day.

A rehabilitation case management firm has expanded its immediate medical assessment (IMA) service for insurers and solicitors to deliver benefits.

Short-term income protection sales are very close to stalling, a direct to consumer provider has reported.

The UK insurer sector will benefit significantly from the Prime Minister's strengthening of links to India, an independent financial services body has said.

HSBC has called for greater policymaker intervention on raising awareness of retirement income shortfall given "massive" long-term care cost increases.

Income replacement is the most important protection product available, Defaqto has said in light of today's Office for National Statistics unemployment data.