Protection insurance sales have hit a nine-month high due to increased mortgage lending, according to LifeQuote.

Government should encourage greater take-up of income protection (IP) to relieve the burden on the taxpayer and Treasury and improve attitudes to the welfare state, MPs heard yesterday.

With over 300,000 employees moving from work to state sickness benefits, and many employers looking to reduce sick pay within the next year, income protection 'must not be ignored', PG Mutual has said.

Clive Waller, co-chairman of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF), has announced he is stepping down from his role at the end of this year.

PruProtect has launched a promotion offering children's serious illness cover (SIC) free for three years to new customers.

The Bupa Dental Health Plan has now been rolled out to SME customers after previously only being made available to large corporates and individual policies.

LV= has launched a relevant life cover product allowing employers to set up life cover either for their employees or company directors in a tax-efficient way.

Aviva has launched a new Private MedicaI Insurance (PMI) product, Guidewell, with an open referral pathway for large corporate schemes.

The government has published draft rules as a basis for consultation on reforming the ‘postcode lottery' of long-term care eligibility criteria.

Bupa has today announced plans to offer commission to intermediaries on individual private medical insurance (PMI).