While many in the industry are predicting the end of whole of life, others are questioning how, post-RDR, it can be used to build more holistic cover, Nicola Culley reports.

The FSA has fiend a health and social care services organisation £175,000 for failing to ensure compliance with share dealing provisions.

Cyber-terrorism is on the agenda for an IT consultancy today during a presentation about high-profile attacks on insurers.

An online quoting system has reported that all consumers look at more than one protection product area when considering cover.

Insurers are failing to engage with social media and technology-savvy consumers, a customer experience survey has shown.

Cash plans will remain attractive even if the market lifts and focus on price is diluted, Simplyhealth has said.

Insurers will be left behind if they do not change one-to-many models and adapt to the growing power among consumers in the transaction process, a global analyst has warned.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has reported resounding optimism among insurer chief executives despite the poor economic forecasts.

A quarter of employers wanting to provide international health insurance to staff abroad cannot afford it, according to an insurer report.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be meeting with insurers and protection industry individuals to provide clarity on recent short-term income protection product (STIP) final guidance.