Swiss Re's Term and Health Watch 2017 has shown growth across all individual protection products, with income protection showing the highest levels of growth at 9.8%.

COVER readers have come out in force to thank Peter Le Beau for his enormous contribution to the protection industry. Fiona Murphy rounds up views.

Life expectancy of 20-year-olds starting treatment for HIV has increased by around a decade to age 78 in the EU and North America due to improvements in treatment.

Mental health is one of the top three reasons for employee absence (13%), after musculoskeletal conditions (48%) and general sickness, colds and bugs (15%); according to analysis of sick pay data from ECIS.

Protection industry veteran Peter Le Beau has announced he will be retiring at the end of the year.

The Labour Party has disagreed with the insurance industry's view that private medical insurance [PMI] customers would cancel their policies in droves following further IPT increases by saying that there has been no discernible impact on customers cancelling...

Punter Southall Health and Protection discusses how workplace wellbeing is gathering steam.

COMING SOON: Karen Woodley talks Managed Life - The Exeter's innovative new life cover product.

To coincide with Stroke Awareness Month in May, Scottish Widows is highlighting the nation's lack of a financial back-up plan should a serious condition like this be diagnosed.

Pacific Life Re shares the results of its recent claims survey with COVER magazine in the first of a series.