The Association of International Medical Insurance Providers (AIMIP) has announced the election of its executive officers who will hold office for the next 2 years.

Legal & General has revealed that 40% of small businesses would cease trading within a year of losing a key employee or owner yet 60% do not have business protection in place.

Health insurance, life cover and childcare vouchers have increased in value among UK workers - with contributory pension schemes declining in popularity, research has found.

Aegon has revealed it paid 98% of life claims, 95% of terminal illness claims, 93% of critical illness (CI) claims and 92% of income protection claims during 2014.

In the second part of a series, John Joe McGinley outlines the key steps to how advisers can develop a vision for their business.

SimplyBiz will be advocating the use of CIExpert by their members to enhance their protection business in a series of protection-focused events across the country.

Seven Families has reported that the protection industry saw a rise in income protection (IP) enquiries towards the end of 2014.

Ageas Protect has recently changed its life insurance underwriting approach for certain types of cancer. John Downes explains why these changes were made.

Unum has enhanced its group critical illness offering by adding seven medical conditions to the cover.

PMI consolidator Chase Templeton has acquired Medins Healthcare Ltd - the firm has said it sold its business to benefit its predominantly SME client base.