Almost two thirds (65%) of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) risk ‘severe impact' on their operations by having no protection insurance for their owners and key employees; Zurich has warned.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has urged the regulator to re-consider reviewing the way it calculates the fees paid to it by advisers, after plans to overhaul the area were scrapped.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is hosting a World Cup themed ‘speed dating' style event for insurers and advisers.

Friends Life has revealed it paid £970,000 to families of children with cancer under its Child Cover benefit during 2013.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is failing to take all evidence into account when ruling on complaints against advisers, and is sometimes not giving reasons for its decisions, advisers have claimed.

UK insurers can learn ‘vital lessons' from the e-retailing sector who perform better at customer experience, a report has urged.

Employers are not reviewing their international benefits often enough with 42% saying they have never reviewed their benefits or did so over a year ago, research finds.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made it a priority to help advisers innovate their business models to reach the middle market, chief executive Martin Wheatley said on Thursday.

LV= has launched an income protection policy ‘Personal Sick Pay' widening eligibility to occupations that have previously been more expensive to insure.

TSB Bank has launched a partnership with Legal & General (L&G) to offer protection insurance to its customers from the beginning of July 2014.