MetLife has been building its infrastructure ahead of the launch of a Master Trust for its group life and group income protection.

A steering group chaired by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Treasury is currently drafting a report on under-protection.

British insurers are expected to face the worst flood damage bills since 2007, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pwc) has warned.

Aviva does "tidying up" exercise with critical illness cover, according to an adviser.

The challenge for income protection continues. The current focus for most providers is currently on the legislative issues of Solvency II, RDR and gender neutral pricing. These issues are large and distracting from product development.

Aviva has added benefits and options to its individual private health insurance cover.

There has been no change or bias in the proportion of protection sales so far in the run up to gender neutralisation, an underwriting firm has reported.

In the fourth of a series of articles exploring the finer points of critical illness protection, CIExpert's Alan Lakey investigates heart conditions.

Group risk advisers should take advantage of the "perfect" business opportunity created by auto-enrolment with the phase-in now underway, Canada life has said.

A panel debate at the recent COVER Forum discussed medical disclosure application forms, with some arguing tele-underwriting was the answer while others said universal forms would beat the ever-lengthening applications. How much of a problem are existing...