Scottish Widows Protect has launched its first annual protection summaries for advisers and their clients.

Debbie Kennedy, Head of Protection Proposition Design at Royal London, talks about how their Helping Hand service can support your clients when they need it most.

The UK housing and mortgage market has shown a 'strong degree of resilience' since the result of June's EU referendum, according to a panel of industry experts.

Royal London has reported that its intermediary protection business has increased by 22% to £440m (30 September 2015: £362m.)

Research from Group Risk Development (GRiD) shows that the majority of employers overestimate the cost of group risk financial protection for their staff. Katharine Moxham discusses this in more depth.

Wiltshire Friendly Society Limited (Wiltshire Friendly) has appointed Jon Gratland, currently a director of Glacier Point Consultancy Limited, as chief executive officer.

Old Mutual Wealth is launching a new online application system for its protection products.

Research released today by Mental Health Foundation and Unum reveals that people with mental health problems deliver significantly more value than costs for the UK economy.

The Exeter has appointed Helen McEwan as a non-executive director.

Last month it was widely reported that a new genetic test, costing just £50 could identify people at risk of a heart attack years or even decades in advance. Munich Re discusses the future impact on critical illness cover.