Cash plan provider Health Shield has published its claims statistics for the first time, revealing it paid out 97.5% of all claims made during 2013.

Paradigm Mortgage Services has has confirmed it will be taking its first post-Mortgage Market Review (MMR) and protection round table to Birmingham this month.

Two-thirds of workers have gone to work when sick, highlighting the issue of ‘presenteeism', AXA PPP Healthcare has revealed.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced profits of £1.6bn for the first quarter of 2014, far surpassing expectations and sending shares soaring more than 10%.

Thousands of people are putting themselves at risk of a major stroke by dismissing their symptoms and are unaware that they are having a mini-stroke; a report has warned.

Income Protection (IP) ‘holds the key to keeping on top of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), Cirencester Friendly has said.

Bupa is seeking at least a 15% reduction in major hospital group fees following the Competition and Market Authority's (CMA) final remedies on private healthcare.

Individual protection sales declined significantly during 2013; Swiss Re has found.

The Mortgage Market Review (MMR) has highlighted the need for clients to take protection advice as stricter affordability checks on mortgages are introduced, Zurich has said.

Half of people diagnosed with cancer today will survive their disease for at least 10 years, according to figures from Cancer Research UK.