Protection providers Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have suffered significant drops in sales over the first half of the year.

People being assessed for their ability to work are overwhelmingly being found fit and able to look for a job, according to new figures out today.

Government legislation to restrict unhealthy behaviours like smoking, drinking alcohol and eating fatty foods is inevitable if we are to retain a free NHS, according to a new report.

LifeSearch has been asked by AIFA to help the ABI develop a guideline script for advisers selling critical illness insurance (CI).

Employers are "misguided" and could be contributing to health problems for their workforce by encouraging workers to bond down the pub, says a new study.

Claims against life and pensions intermediaries fell by a quarter last year according to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Death claims should be paid quicker and the protection industry needs to support its existing customers better, says Munich Re.

The protection industry is discussing a proposed top-up income protection (IP) product to state benefit which could see a complete shift in how the sector operates.

Mortgage brokers are becoming increasingly reliant on the protection market to survive and are calling for unemployment cover to become standard on income protection (IP), according to new research.

Advisers could face using approved scripts when selling protection after criticism about poor intermediary product explanations by the FSA.