Zurich has urged advisers to be prepared for the impact of gender neutrality on their clients and business.

For those seeking a break from the norm, Owain Thomas discovers the IPMI market is both growing strongly and increasingly dynamic

Almost £300m was paid out in group income protection (GIP) claims last year according to figures collated by Grid.

Ageas Protect has seen its protection business almost double over the first three quarters of the year although it is yet to reach profitability.

Group protection business at Friends Life dropped by more than half in the third quarter of the year while individual business slipped slightly compared to the previous three months.

More people have used professional advice when considering financial products than a year ago but the majority still do not see it as necessary, according to research.

Now Health International has introduced a flexible currency facility for customers in around 200 countries.

The vast majority of consumers are only prepared to pay less than £5 per week for income protection (IP) with almost a third not willing to pay anything, new research has revealed.

Less than a fifth of Britons felt they would need help when purchasing life insurance but almost half said it was definitely necessary for a mortgage, according to new research.

Consumers want simple financial products to provide a standard limited level of coverage allowing easy understanding and comparison, new research has found.