British households are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet after research revealed many more now barely have enough money to cope with everyday expenses.

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) is holding a heads of state meeting for CEOs of the major income protection providers.

Jelf has warned that many of the key recommendations of the Sickness Absence Review are unlikely to ever be realised and called its decision to ignore income protection (IP) as ‘madness'.

Cuna Mutual is offering three months free accident wage protection to credit union members.

Parents are risking the financial security of their families should they become seriously ill by not buying critical illness (CI) protection.

The protection industry may have to change the way it works if it is to maximise the potential of the simple products initiative, the project's leader has said.

The imminent introduction of auto-enrolment looks set to trigger increased investment in employee benefits, according to research from Group Risk Development (Grid).

Grieving clients could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of state bereavement benefits, RGA has said.

Scottish Widows has revealed it is examining the possibility of re-entering the IFA protection market.

Cirencester friendly has warned that the government's continued welfare reforms prove relying solely the State for support is a "fool's paradise" and urged the protection industry to push this point across.