Over three-quarters (77%) of staff in the UK could not afford to meet their living costs if their income stopped tomorrow, research has warned.

Some 64% of people who have moved up the property ladder in the past five years and have a bigger mortgage as a result, did not review their life insurance; research finds.

Network Sesame has again come out top as the most complained about advice firm, although numbers of cases against it were down, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service's (FOS) half yearly figures published today.

Demand for Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance is still dwindling, but a new philosophy on debt waiver products could rejuvenate the market. Fiona Murphy reports.

The first International Insurance Regulators' and Policymakers' Summit in Cardiff has launched in a bid to improve dialogue between UK insurers and international players.

The rate of children dying from cancer has dropped by 22% in the last decade, according to new figures.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported that firms have improved the way they handle complaints in its latest update on PPI redress work.

Only a quarter (24%) of adults in the UK with children under 16 have any form of financial protection, according to research.

The NHS has announced that reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund are underway with extra funding and a re-evaulation of the way drugs are approved for funding.

Confused.com has become the first comparison site to use Quote+ technology to aid customers in buying their life insurance, with a typical application less than two minutes.