Protection specialists have welcomed the conclusions on the sale of pure protection released today by the FSA in PS10/13.

The FSA has confirmed group business is exempted from commission disclosure requirements laid out in PS10/13, since it was not the intention of the RDR to bring commercial group risk into its scope.

Following a successful trial lead provider Leadbay has launched a service for private medical insurance (PMI) leads.

Bupa paid out in 91.5% of critical illness claims received during the first half of 2010, the company has revealed.

Munich Re has announced Andrew Rear as its new chief executive responsible for UK, Irish, African and Australian life reinsurance markets.

The UK protection market can be an insular pool. If you need a bigger picture you need a reinsurer, so Paul Robertson talks to Jules Constantinou

International medical insurance provider ALC Health has formed a partnership with the Arab Orient Insurance Company to underwrite its worldwide health plan for companies and residents in the United Arab Emirates.

An opportunity to realise the value of group income protection and get some significant market growth?

A Third of new mortgage debt has no associated life cover a report by independent financial research company Defaqto has found.

The Life & Longevity Markets Association ("LLMA") is proposing a standardised framework for longevity indices.