Credit waiver experts have rebutted accusations that credit waiver products have restrictive payment exclusion periods and no unemployment cover, while announcing an imminent launch with the first mortgage lender to offer an integral waiver feature.

Around 70% of HIV Life Assurance applications are now being made in connection with a mortgage, according to medical financial advisers Unusual Risks.

Westfield Health has enhanced its health club concession benefit, giving policyholders more choice when choosing gym membership.

Some of you may recall a Canada Life article saying the gauntlet is thrown - on the back of pensions automatic enrolment (AE) we need to grow the group risk market in terms of employer schemes, as well as premiums and employees covered.

Following Treasury Select Committee member Andrew Love, calling for Government action on an increasing protection gap in the mortgage sector, protection provider British Money has begun lobbying for an auto-enrolment solution.

Canada Life Group Insurance has re-launched its ‘Canada Life Automated Self Service' (CLASS) in order to improve the user experience.

Jelf has reported a 14.6% increase in revenue for its insurance business to £26.8m (2013: £23.4m) for the six months ending 31 March 2014.

Recently in the news after alarming statistics detailing its prevalence, Non-melanoma skin cancer is a public health menace. PruProtect's Fergus Bescoby explains the implications

Barclays will cut 19,000 jobs across the business by the end of 2016 - 14,000 of which will be lost this year - as part of what chief executive Antony Jenkins said was a "bold simplification" of the bank's structure.

The group saw a €400m drop in revenue.