Santander has been forced to restrict sales of protection products through its branches due to a staff training issue.

Avelo has added its weight to those predicting protection sales will grow with IFAs increasing focus to it after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is introduced.

Now Health International has launched an on-line quote facility for SME businesses which it claimed is the first in the market.

LV= paid 93% of its income protection (IP) and critical illness (CI) claims in the year to the end of June.

Groupama has seen its healthcare business revenues grow over the first six months of the year and further discussed its decision, announced this week, to sell the business.

Bright Grey paid 90% of critical illness claims in the first half of the year.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has applauded the latest Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) complaints statistics as a success for the health insurance sector.

Jack Briggs tells Owain Thomas why Simplyhealth seized the opportunity to purchase Groupama Healthcare and what this will mean for the new enlarged provider's philosophy towards the broker market.

Dates have been confirmed for the Protection Review and Personal Finance Society's (PFS) independent protection training sessions.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has voiced its "extreme disappointment" at the sale of Groupama's healthcare arm.